Practical Forensic Imaging

0DIGITAL FORENSICS OVERVIEW

Some historical background about the field of digital forensics leading up to the present day helps to explain how the field evolved and provides additional context for some of the problems and challenges faced by professionals in the forensics industry.

Digital Forensics History

Here, I discuss the development of modern digital forensics as a scientific discipline.

Pre-Y2K

The history of digital forensics is short compared to that of other scientific disciplines. The earliest computer-related forensics work began during the 1980s, when practitioners were almost exclusively from law enforcement or military organizations. ...