Comptuer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws, and Evidence

Description

Balancing technicality and legal analysis, Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws, and Evidence enters into the world of cybercrime by exploring what it is, how it is investigated, and the regulatory laws around the collection and use of electronic evidence. Students are introduced to the technology involved in computer forensic investigations and the technical and legal difficulties involved in searching, extracting, maintaining and storing electronic evidence, while simultaneously looking at the legal implications of such investigations and the rules of legal procedure relevant to electronic evidence. Significant and current computer forensic developments are examined, as well as the implications for a variety of fields including computer science, security, criminology, law, public policy and administration.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 Entering the World of Cybercrime

Chapter 2 An Introduction to Computer Forensics Investigations and Electronic Evidence

Chapter 3 Laws Regulating Access to Electronic Evidence

Chapter 4 Searches and Seizures of Computers and Electronic Evidence

Chapter 5 Cybercrime Laws - What Statute for What Crime?

Chapter 6 Understanding the Computer-Networking Environment: Beware of the Scam Artists, Bullies and Lurking Predators!

Chapter 7 Where is the Electronic Evidence and What Tools Can We use to Find It?

Chapter 8 Crime and Incident Scene: What Should an Investigator Do?

Chapter 9 Corporate Crimes and Policy Violations Involving Computers: How to Conduct a Corporate Investigation

Chapter 10 Email Forensics

Chapter 11 Network Forensics: An Introduction

Chapter 12 Mobile Phones and PDAs in Computer Forensics Investigations

Chapter 13 The Pretrial and Courtroom Experiences of a Computer Forensics Investigator