Issues in Computer Forensics

understand the technologies involved in tracing and detecting the actions of a specific
computer user. In the above pages, we have given an overview and brief introduction of
each of these important aspects of computer forensics. Finally, it is important to avoid
becoming a criminal by breaking the law while investigating criminal activities.
Our purpose in compiling this paper was to bring together the different
perspectives of computer forensics in one place, but it is not meant to be a complete
description of the field. While there is a significant amount of data contained in the
previous pages, computer forensics is a vast topic, and the advice of an expert should be
sought in any serious investigation. Moreover, computer forensics is a budding field that
will continue to grow, especially as the laws governing legal cases evolves and computer
technology becomes more ubiquitous.
References
1
Warren G. Kruse II and Jay G. Heiser. Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials. Addison
Wesley, Boston 2001, p. 2.
2 HowStuffWorks.com, “Workplace Surveillance.” [cited May 21, 2003].
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/workplace-surveillance3.htm.
3 Kruse and Heiser, op. cit., p. 3.
4
“Digital Evidence Collecting & Handling,” March 20, 2002. [cited May 21, 2003].
http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/495/495lect06.htm
5 Kruse and Heiser, op. cit., p. 15.
6 Ibid., p. 13.
7 Bob Sheldon. “Forensic Analysis of Windows Systems,” from Handbook of Computer Crime
Investigation: Forensic Tools and Technology, ed. Eoghan Casey. Academic Press, Bath, England 2002, p.
137-139.
8 Ibid., p. 139-140.
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