Computer Forensics For Dummies

Uncover a digital trail of e–evidence by using the helpful, easy–to–understand information in
Computer Forensics For Dummies! Professional and armchair investigators alike can learn the basics of computer forensics, from digging out electronic evidence to solving the case. You won t need a computer science degree to master e–discovery. Find and filter data in mobile devices, e–mail, and other Web–based technologies.

You ll learn all about e–mail and Web–based forensics, mobile forensics, passwords and encryption, and other e–evidence found through VoIP, voicemail, legacy mainframes, and databases. You ll discover how to use the latest forensic software, tools, and equipment to find the answers that you re looking for in record time. When you understand how data is stored, encrypted, and recovered, you ll be able to protect your personal privacy as well. By the time you finish reading this book, you ll know how to:

Prepare for and conduct computer forensics investigations
Find and filter data
Protect personal privacy
Transfer evidence without contaminating it
Anticipate legal loopholes and opponents methods
Handle passwords and encrypted data
Work with the courts and win the case

Plus, Computer Forensics for Dummies includes lists of things that everyone interested in computer forensics should know, do, and build. Discover how to get qualified for a career in computer forensics, what to do to be a great investigator and expert witness, and how to build a forensics lab or toolkit.

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