Digital forensics deals with the acquisition, preservation, examination,
analysis and presentation of electronic evidence. Networked computing,
wireless communications and portable electronic devices have expanded
the role of digital forensics beyond traditional computer crime
investigations. Practically every crime now involves some aspect of
digital evidence; digital forensics provides the techniques and tools to
articulate this evidence. Digital forensics also has myriad intelligence
applications. Furthermore, it has a vital role in information
assurance - investigations of security breaches yield valuable
information that can be used to design more secure systems.
Advances in Digital Forensics V describes original research results and
innovative applications in the discipline of digital forensics. In
addition, it highlights some of the major technical and legal issues
related to digital evidence and electronic crime investigations. The
areas of coverage include: themes and issues, forensic techniques,
integrity and privacy, network forensics, forensic computing,
investigative techniques, legal issues and evidence management.
This book is the fifth volume in the annual series produced by the
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group
11.9 on Digital Forensics, an international community of scientists,
engineers and practitioners dedicated to advancing the state of the art
of research and practice in digital forensics. The book contains a
selection of twenty-three edited papers from the Fifth Annual IFIP WG
11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics, held at the National
Center for Forensic Science, Orlando, Florida, USA in the spring of
2009.
Advances in Digital Forensics V is an important resource for
researchers, faculty members and graduate students, as well as for
practitioners and individuals engaged in research and development
efforts for the law enforcement and intelligence communities.
