Computer Forensic Analysts use forensic tools and investigative methods to find specific electronic data, including Internet use history, word processing documents, images and other files. The field ...

Computer forensics gave Michael Fiola his life back. Fiola is the former investigator with the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents who found himself summarily dismissed after an IT check ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Computer Forensics. The television series CSI has given millions of viewers an appreciation of the role and importance of physical evidence in conducting criminal ...

The proposal would continue NCFI’s services through 2028 for any government employee who could help prevent or investigate cyber crimes. Senators have proposed legislation to reauthorize and expand ...

Digital forensics has continued to grow in importance as enterprises deal with increasing amounts of digital data and the possibility of cyber-attackers infiltrating their systems. Digital forensics ...

The new collaboration supports high-integrity mobile and cloud data acquisition for today’s complex investigations.

Computer sleuths interested in running forensic PC operations on a Linux machines should take a look at an open source tool called Foremost. Computer sleuths interested in running forensic PC ...

The ongoing trial of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht (a.k.a. Dread Pirate Roberts, or DPR) is not only fascinating, but it will have tremendous implications for criminals in the future. With close to ...

One of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies, Isaiah Kellar, received the prestigious U.S. Secret Service Forensic Partner Award for outstanding service in computer forensics. >>WATCH: Surveillance ...

I recently began receiving an interesting monthly newsletter on digital forensics called _CyberBits_, which comes from CyberEvidence, a Texas firm that specializes in computer forensics training and ...

p>When it comes to evidence, complicated cases can certainly challenge the resources of small to mid-sized departments. Many of these agencies are already so strapped for personnel they routinely ...

While at FOSE last week, I attended a very good session called SANS Forensic and Incident Response. The session was led by Rob Lee from Mandiant who moonlights as a computer forensics trainer. Rob ...