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Chapter 22
What Is Digital Forensics
andWhat Should You
KnowaboutIt?
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Greg Gogolin
Digital forensics is the application of scientific principles to the process of discovering information
from a digital device. A form of digital forensics has been around nearly as early as the time computers
were invented, but forensic capabilities have witnessed many advances in the past few years as digital
forensic processes have matured and needs have become more prevalent. Digital forensics can involve
nearly any digital device, not just computers, although technology often evolves faster than forensic
capabilities do. Some of the common areas in which ...