Forensic Computing: A Practitioner’s Guide

✍ Scribed by A. J. Sammes BSc, MPhil, PhD, FBCS, CEng, B. L. Jenkinson BA, BSc (hon), MBCS (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer London
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 295
• Series: Practitioner Series
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this book, Tony Sammes and Brian Jenkinson show how information held in computer systems can be recovered and how it may be deliberately hidden or subverted for criminal purposes. "Forensic Computing: A Practitioner's Guide" is illustrated by plenty of case studies and worked examples, and will help practitioners and students gain a clear understanding of:
* how to recover information from computer systems in such a way as to ensure that its integrity cannot be challenged and that it will be accepted as admissible evidence in court
* the principles involved in password protection and data encryption
* the evaluation procedures used in circumventing these safeguards
* the particular legal issues associated with computer-generated evidence and how to ensure admissibility of such evidence.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Forensic Computing....Pages 1-5
Understanding Information....Pages 7-40
IT Systems Concepts....Pages 41-63
PC Hardware and Inside the Box....Pages 65-87
Disk Geometry....Pages 89-173
The Treatment of PCs....Pages 175-195
The Treatment of Electronic Organizers....Pages 197-213
Looking Ahead (Just a Little Bit)....Pages 215-224
Back Matter....Pages 225-295

✦ Subjects

Data Encryption; Information Storage and Retrieval; Civil Law; Criminal Law