About the Book

You'll learn all about e-mail and Web-based forensics, mobile forensics, passwords and encryption, and other e-evidence found through VoIP, voicemail, legacy mainframes, and databases. You'll discover how to use the latest forensic software, tools, and equipment to find the answers that you're looking for in record time. When you understand how data is stored, encrypted, and recovered, you'll be able to protect your personal privacy as well. By the time you finish reading this book, you'll know how to: Prepare for and conduct computer forensics investigations Find and filter data Protect personal privacy Transfer evidence without contaminating it Anticipate legal loopholes and opponents' methods Handle passwords and encrypted data Work with the courts and win the case

Plus, "Computer Forensics for Dummies" includes lists of things that everyone interested in computer forensics should know, do, and build. Discover how to get qualified for a career in computer forensics, what to do to be a great investigator and expert witness, and how to build a forensics lab or toolkit.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 384 pages

Language: English

Publisher: For Dummies (Sep. 30th, 2008)

ISBN-10: 0470371919

ISBN-13: 9780470371916

Dimensions: 7.42 x 9.20 x 0.82 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.26 lbs

• Categories: General Computer Security