Building a Digital Forensic Laboratory

Chapter 17. Networking, Liaison, and Sources of Information

Introduction

The field of digital forensics is complex and rapidly changing. If the staff of the digital forensic laboratory are to maintain the high level of competence that is essential and its ability to deliver a professional quality of service, it is important that relationships with other parts of its parent organization and other organizations are developed and maintained. With the range of skills and the number of specialist areas that impact the digital forensics arena, access to up-to-date, accurate information on technical and regulatory developments and access to the latest tools and techniques is essential. Allied to this is the need to capture and store this knowledge and ...