Practical Cyber Forensics: An Incident-Based Approach to Forensic Investigations

© Niranjan Reddy 2019

Niranjan ReddyPractical Cyber Forensicshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4460-9_11

11. Emails and Email Crime

Niranjan Reddy¹ 

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Pune, Maharashtra, India

 

Email was invented way back in the 1960s but was used to a limited capacity and in a restricted manner; it only became popular by 1993. Email communication sparked the business revolution as it connected the world. Although many modern forms of communications have been invented, email still remains the most popular in the corporate world. As email communication flourished, it became an important part of our personal and professional lives. Email is an important part of e-discovery and forensic investigation, especially with the rise of cybercrime.

In this chapter, we will ...