Forensic science is a growing field that offers scientists opportunities to specialize in different techniques.

The primary difference lies in the nature of the devices under investigation. On the one hand, mobile forensics focuses on portable devices like smartphones and tablets, known for their compact sizes ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Computer Forensics. The television series CSI has given millions of viewers an appreciation of the role and importance of physical evidence in conducting criminal ...

Many private companies are turning to the military and law enforcement agencies to find computer forensics and security professionals. Some officers are leaving their posts for jobs in the corporate ...

Criminals increasingly use computers as weapons to illegally access information or release worms and viruses to disrupt computer networks. Law enforcement agencies often must rely on criminal ...

A European consortium has come up with a high-speed digital forensic computer dedicated to the task of quickly offloading and analyzing all computer records from email or picture files to database ...

It’s the hottest topic on prime time television, but crime scene investigation is increasingly more complex than what’s depicted in a glitzy one-hour drama. Information technology students at ...

Battlefield veterans wounded in the line of duty now can continue their mission by training to become forensic investigators through an innovative free program with the National Association to Protect ...

In an agreement, Microsoft Corp. and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) made available the Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE), a Microsoft-developed program. COFEE uses ...

The investigation of a computer system believed to be compromised by cybercrime. Also called "digital forensics," it is used to examine a computer that may harbor incriminating data in non-cybercrime ...