Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost

Appendix C

Notes on Cyber Forensics

Here are some notes on cyber forensics that Jim Christy provided for us during his participation in Virtual Roundtable, featured in Part 1: The Challenge.

Digital Evidence: Volume

The world is going digital and so are important sources of evidentiary material for cyber investigators.

On average, each U.S. household owns 25 electronic products. Included on that list are laptop computers, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and digital cameras, all items with utilities adaptable to criminal activity. Investigative planning, search warrant affidavit preparation, and crime scene exploitation must account for these and other electronic devices because they can be the tools of a crime that hold large amounts ...