(LEX 18) — A computer forensics laboratory in Louisville has provided a helping hand on thousands of cases across Kentucky. LEX 18's Kayleigh Randle spoke with the FBI about the work being done there.

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Understanding the legal and technical aspects of computer forensics will help you capture vital information if your network is compromised and will help you prosecute the case if the intruder is ...

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 ...

CSI has arrived at RIT. No, it’s not the popular television show about crime-scene investigations, but a bona fide academic pursuit. This month the Rochester Institute of Technology is beginning to ...

Historically, the definition of what constitutes a "computer forensics expert" has been a loose one. Now, however, a number of states have taken action to tighten the rules and regulations that must ...

Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations. The tool was developed by ...

Many IT departments have tools to detect and prevent corporate breaches, but oftentimes, key staff members may not have a good background in investigative computing techniques. Training staff in ...

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 ...

Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am neither a digital forensics practitioner nor do I play one on television. I am, however, a professor in, and former chair of, an academic department at a research ...

Much of the U.S. government’s case in Criminal No. 01-455-A will be based on digital evidence found on the defendant’s computer hard drives. The case, better known as United States v. Zacarias ...