Criminals who use the Internet to fuel their illegal activities are becoming increasingly organised, with some adopting strategies from the corporate world to further their illicit gains.
The news comes with the release of the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report, which details the tactics used by modern internet criminals in the commission of a variety of attacks such as the breach of...
The investigation of crimes involving computers is not a simple process. In the vast majority of cases, the assistance of a computer forensic expert is required to extract information for an electronic device without corrupting or contaminating the original data, which could render any evidence recovered inadmissible in a court of law.
The requirement for an auditable approach to the...
Where it is suspected that a computer has been used in the commission of a crime, the equipment is usually passed by law enforcement officials to computer forensic experts for analysis. In the event that any of the evidence extracted is successfully used to secure a conviction, the question then arises as to how long the evidence should be stored.
Generally, there is a legal requirement to...
The rate of fraud growth in Britain has nearly doubled in the past six months, according to the latest six monthly update to BDO Stoy Hayward\'s annual fraud report.
The update reveals that reported fraud during the whole of 2008 cost Britain 1.2 billion GBP, but just six months into 2009, the cost of reported fraud has already reached 960 million GBP. Further, the total number of fraud...
With hard drive capacity growing exponentially and new methods of storing data appearing on the market all time, the world of computer crime prevention has naturally focused on keeping up with new technologies.
However, for computer forensic analysts, whose job it is to extract legally admissible data from computers and other electronic devices, there is an increasing danger that they will...
If a considerable proportion of your business operations are conducted via computer, it is likely that you use a range of software, such as a word processor, email client, accounting package and client relationship management tool.
For every piece of software in an office there is usually a purchase cost involved, as well as further costs and man hours associated with repairing, updating...
The Government has announced the creation of a dedicated Office of Cyber Security to protect the UK and British citizens from the growing threats posed in cyberspace.
With modern Britons becoming increasingly dependent on computers and communications technology, the internet has become an area where the UK and its citizens can become vulnerable to hostile states, terrorists, and criminals....
As computers have become more affordable, and internet access more commonplace, communications via the internet has been slowly replacing the physical alternatives. Brochures have largely been replaced with websites, letters with emails, and CDs with downloadable MP3s.
Now, landline telephones - one of the few remaining commonplace non-internet based methods of communication - are slowly...
Virtualisation software allows a complete operating system to run from within another. So for example, a user might have a computer running Windows Vista, but by installing virtualisation software, they could run a copy of Windows XP from the desktop. This virtual operating system can then perform every action a \'real\' virtual operating system can, including browsing the internet, editing...
In recent years as computers and mobile phones have become ubiquitous, the analysis of digital evidence has become necessary in the majority of legal cases. Even where a computer or phone is unlikely to have been used directly in the commission of a crime, communications records on such devices may still reveal vital evidence as to motive or guilt.
Computer forensics, also known as digital...
