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 ...

Computer Forensic Analysts use forensic tools and investigative methods to find specific electronic data, including Internet use history, word processing documents, images and other files. The field ...

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 ...

Tune in to the average TV cop show and you’re likely to think crime scene forensics is a solved problem. Fingerprints, bullets, and fragments of broken glass can be unambiguously traced back to the ...

A subset of digital forensics called blockchain forensics uses blockchain data analysis to look into illegal transactions, fraud and other types of criminal conduct. Blockchain is a distributed ledger ...

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 ...