Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations is now in its sixth
edition. As digital technology and cyberspace have evolved from their
early roots as basic communication platforms into the hyper-connected
world we live in today, so has the demand for people who have the
knowledge and skills to investigate legal and technical issues involving computers and digital technology. My sincere compliments to
the authors and publishing staff who have made this textbook such
a remarkable resource for thousands of students and practitioners
worldwide.
Computers, the Internet, and the world’s digital ecosystem are all
instrumental in how we conduct our daily lives. When the founding
fathers of the modern computing era were designing the digital infrastructure as we know it today, security and temporal accountability
issues were not at the top of their list of things to do. The technological
advancement of these systems over the past 10 years has changed the
way we learn, socialize, and conduct business. Finding digital data that
can be used as evidence to incriminate or exonerate a suspect accused
in a legal or administrative proceeding is not an easy task.