Advances in digital forensics V: Fifth IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics, Orlando, Florida, USA, January 26-28, 2009, Revised Selected Papers

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 digitalforensics beyond traditional computer crime investigations. Practically everycrime now involves some aspect of digital evidence; digital forensics provides the techniques and tools to articulate this evidence. Digital forensics alsohas 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 thediscipline of digital forensics. In addition, it highlights some of the majortechnical 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 fifthvolume 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 NationalCenter for Forensic Science, Orlando, Florida, USA in the spring of 2009. Advances in Digital Forensics V is an important resource for researchers, facultymembers and graduate students, as well as for practitioners and individuals engaged in research and development efforts for the law enforcement and intelligence communities.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-04154-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 316
• Fecha Publicación: 02/09/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés