Foundations to Computer Forensics and Online Crime Investigations

Astonishing simple techniques to discover the person behind the keyboard.

This book presents the findings of research regarding the use of computer forensics laboratories in law enforcement, outlining some of the basic steps and tools that are available to law enforcement and ordinary citizens for setting up computer forensic laboratories. The book is an introduction to the online world and the crimes committed there. It is intended to assist the inexperienced law enforcement officers, corporate security, information technology professionals, and ordinary citizens that are new to cyber crime to track and discover the person behind the keyboard where computers and the Internet are involved. This book explains the basics of online crime investigations and the procedures to retrieve and preserve computer evidence. Because the book is aimed at officers and others who may not be familiar with online crime investigations, it is written in an easy to understand format that can be easily used by anyone who wishes to learn the fundamental rules about the exciting field of computer forensics and online crime investigations.