Computer forensics [electronic resource] : an essential guide for accountants, lawyers, and managers / Michael Sheetz.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sheetz, Michael
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2007.
Subjects:
Computer crimes > Investigation.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2007 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Computer Forensics: An Essential Guide for Accountants, Lawyers, and Managers
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • A definition of computer forensics
  • Introduction
  • Forensic science
  • The history of computer forensics
  • The world wide web
  • The hacker community
  • Conclusion
  • Basic of computer forensic concepts
  • Introduction
  • Understanding digital evidence
  • Storage
  • Processing
  • What is computer data?
  • Output
  • Conclusion
  • Preservation and collection of digital evidence
  • Introduction
  • Rules of evidence
  • Preservation
  • Collection
  • Conclusion
  • Analysis of digital evidence
  • Introduction
  • Forensic analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Reporting and rendering the opinion
  • Introduction
  • Preparing the report
  • Presentation
  • The trial process
  • Conclusion
  • Computer attacks
  • Hackers and phreakz oh my
  • The hacker: unauthorized use and trespassing
  • Wireless hacking
  • Malware
  • Attacks from the inside
  • Conclusion
  • Computers as tools for evil
  • Introduction
  • Computers and crime
  • Identity theft
  • Concealment
  • Auction fraud and retail cons
  • Counterfeiting and forgery
  • Prostitution
  • Securities fraud
  • Conclusion
  • Computer tools and the forensic examination
  • Introduction
  • Assuming control of the case
  • Understand the case
  • Evaluate the evidence
  • Examining the ?live? system
  • Collecting data from a dead system
  • Imaging the drive
  • Data extraction
  • Data analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Presenting digital evidence in court
  • Introduction
  • Evidence
  • Types of evidence
  • Expert witnesses
  • Legal requirements of evidence
  • Search and seizure
  • Conclusion
  • Index.