Purveyors of online fraud and abuse—and the methods they use—are often extremely difficult to detect. Computer forensics are thus needed to trace and catch Internet fraudsters. Purveyors of online ...

From corporate theft to murder, computers often play a role in nefarious activity, requiring specialists with a mix of legal and technical expertise to gather evidence stored digitally. "If it's a ...

In previous articles, I’ve discussed log management and incident response in the age of compliance. It’s time to cover a separate topic that has connections to both log analysis and incident ...

Computer forensics is the science of obtaining, preserving, documenting and presenting digital evidence, stored in the form of encoded information, from digital electronic storage devices such as ...

It’s the hottest topic on prime time television, but crime scene investigation is increasingly more complex than what’s depicted in a glitzy one-hour drama. Information technology students at ...

Federal prosecutors call Jimmy Weg of Helena "The Legend." A federal court judge calls him "Professor Weg." And now, Montana Department of Justice Criminal Investigator Jimmy Weg can add "award ...

Digital forensics encompasses a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the systematic identification, preservation, extraction, analysis, and presentation of digital evidence. It spans a wide array ...

The investigation of a computer system believed to be compromised by cybercrime. Also called "digital forensics," it is used to examine a computer that may harbor incriminating data in non-cybercrime ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Computer Forensics. The television series CSI has given millions of viewers an appreciation of the role and importance of physical evidence in conducting criminal ...