Digital forensics has evolved to address the challenges posed by the widespread adoption of cloud computing. As organisations increasingly rely on remote and decentralised infrastructures, ...

Forensic science is a growing field that offers scientists opportunities to specialize in different techniques.

The investigation of a computer system believed to be compromised by cybercrime. Also called "digital forensics," it is used to examine a computer that may harbor incriminating data in non-cybercrime ...

Computer forensics is a slow process. Examiners typically embark on a tedious file review process to determine each file’s relevance to a particular case. This can quickly add hours and extra costs to ...

A European consortium has come up with a high-speed digital forensic computer dedicated to the task of quickly offloading and analyzing all computer records from email or picture files to database ...

Cops doing computer forensic work already have a ton of tools to choose from, but Microsoft is doing its part to help out as well -- the company just revealed that it's been distributing a special ...

NIST recently published a report that garnered little attention, but it's a must-read document for people in business and law enforcement. As the digital landscape evolves, so does the difficulty of ...

It’s the hottest topic on prime time television, but crime scene investigation is increasingly more complex than what’s depicted in a glitzy one-hour drama. Information technology students at ...

The super-sleuth detectives in TV show CSI have some very nifty tools to help solve crimes. But the need to keep things interesting and wrap the show up in an hour means the technology used in each ...