Building a Digital Forensic Laboratory

Appendix A. Digital Forensic Resources

Introduction

We have mentioned a number of useful resources throughout this book. In this appendix, we have grouped these resources into specific categories. Note that all the resources, including the Web sites, were valid at the time of this writing.

Laboratory and Staff Certification Authorities

The following authorities can provide more information pertaining to lab and staff certification:

• The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) Laboratory Accreditation Board (LAB)Used by a number of law enforcement organizations, this was originally designed to certify forensic labs in scientific disciplines such as DNA and fingerprint analyses. ASCLD now also covers digital evidence and has adopted ...