Amarjit Singh

Computer technology is the major integral part of everyday human life, and it is growing rapidly, as are computer crimes such as financial fraud, unauthorized intrusion, identity theft and intellectual theft. To counteract those computer-related crimes, Computer Forensics plays a very important role. Computer Forensics involves obtaining and analysing digital information for use as evidence in civil, criminal or administrative cases (Nelson, B., et al., 2008). A Computer Forensic Investigation generally investigates the data which could be taken from computer hard disks or any other storage devices with adherence to standard policies and procedures to determine if those devices have been compromised by unauthorised access or not. Computer Forensics Investigators work as a team to investigate the incident and conduct the forensic analysis by using various methodologies (e.g. Static and Dynamic) and tools (e.g. ProDiscover or Encase) to ensure the computer network system is secure in an organization. A successful Computer Forensic Investigator must be familiar with various laws and regulations related to computer crimes in their country (e.g. Computer Misuse Act 1990, the UK) and various computer operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux) and network operating systems (e.g. Win NT). According to Nelson, B., et al., (2008), Public Investigations and Private or Corporate Investigations are the two distinctive categories that fall under Computer Forensics Investigations. Public investigations will be conducted by government agencies, and private investigations will be conducted by private computer forensic team. This report will be focused on private investigations, since an incident occurred at a new start-up SME based in Luton. This report also includes a computer investigation model, data collections and its types, evidence acquisitions, forensics tools, malicious investigation, legal aspects of computer forensics, and finally this report also provides necessary recommendations, countermeasures and policies to ensure this SME will be placed in a secure network environment. Read Full Article at Here : Computer Forensics Investigation A Case Study - InfoSec Institute Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook