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 Computer
forensics and
Computer Forensic
Analysis
The purpose of any computer forensic analysis is to determine if
any illegal, unauthorised or unusual activities have taken place
by capturing and securing data from a computer or digital
storage media.
Widespread
and universal use of computers and digital media means that
crucial evidence stored on computers must be taken into
consideration in any legal, civil or criminal investigation.
Therefore computer forensic analysis can involve forensic
examination of laptops, desktops, and hard drives, memory cards,
USB hard discs, floppy disks, CD's, DVD's and any other form of
digital storage media as well as networks and network attached
storage devices in order to gather evidence for any litigation.
Computer Forensic Analysis is used in a wide variety of
civil and legal proceedings including:
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Employee Computer Misuse:
This type of investigation may focus on an employee's
computer to see if any activities were in breach of the
organisation’s computer user policy or to establish whether
the employee is involved in passing on business secrets to
competitors;
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Paedophilia:
This type of investigation mainly focuses on data stored on
the computer and entails the recovery of pictures, videos,
emails, browsing history and chat logs. Any of this data may
prove or disprove paedophilic activity or use of child
pornography on a given computer.
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Crime Investigation:
This type of investigation involves gathering information on
any electronic communications, emails, exchange of data,
recovery of data, capturing and securing any documentary
evidence stored on a computer, any of which may show
communication with third parties that may identify or lead
to a criminal or any criminal activity;
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Fraud: Fraud investigation may involve the examination of several forms of
data stored on any given computer or associated computer
network. The data analysed will depend on the type of
investigation and may include the examination of internet
browsing history, chat logs and cached web pages to trace
any financial transactions or detect the production of any
forged and fraudulent documents in order to commit fraud;
There are two types of Computer Forensic Analyses:
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Full Forensic Analysis:
Full forensic analysis will include the interrogation of all
data storage areas of a submitted exhibit; including the
recovery and analysis of data from any storage device with
detailed information analysis. The information gleaned from
this type of investigation is suitable to be used in any
legal or civil proceedings.
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Preview Forensic Analysis:
Preview Forensic Analysis will include the interrogation of
the live data storage areas. This form of analysis will
identify if there is any information present that would
sufficiently warrant a Full Forensic Analysis.
However the evidence found in this type of investigation is
not strong enough to be used in civil or legal proceedings
and is considered preliminary.
Data Recovery Clinic provides computer forensic
services for any civil or criminal investigation.
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