Incident Response & Computer Forensics, 2nd Ed., 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 1

Real-World Incidents

 

Truth is stranger than fiction. Since publishing the first edition of this book, we’ve been involved in a number of very different incidents. From illicit office romances to equipment theft, from misappropriation of intellectual property to prosecution for email spam, the diversity is amazing. The one thing these incidents have had in common is the involvement of computers. In some way, shape, or form, the evidence found on computers was material to each case.

Computers and networks are involved in virtually all activities today. We use them to communicate, to create intellectual property, to shop, to perform business transactions, to plan trips, and much more. Networks afford users the opportunity to continuously ...