The responsibilities of security professionals have expanded well beyond the range of simple access control as you now face issues of investigations that cross the border between physical security ...

Gary Kessler is the president of Gary Kessler Associates, a member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and adjunct associate professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth ...

Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am neither a digital forensics practitioner nor do I play one on television. I am, however, a professor in, and former chair of, an academic department at a research ...

Digital forensics What is digital forensics? Digital forensics is the process of identifying, processing, analysing, and ...

In previous articles, I’ve discussed log management and incident response in the age of compliance. It’s time to cover a separate topic that has connections to both log analysis and incident ...

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 ...

Historically, the definition of what constitutes a "computer forensics expert" has been a loose one. Now, however, a number of states have taken action to tighten the rules and regulations that must ...

Kris Haworth is sitting around at the office, waiting for the day to end so her work can begin. When night falls, Haworth and several staff members plan to go to a client's office, where the chief ...

Computer sleuths interested in running forensic PC operations on a Linux machines should take a look at an open source tool called Foremost. Computer sleuths interested in running forensic PC ...

To prepare for your job as a computer technologist, you’ve gotten your college degree and earned your technical IT certifications. But do you have your private investigator (PI) license in hand? If ...

The ongoing trial of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht (a.k.a. Dread Pirate Roberts, or DPR) is not only fascinating, but it will have tremendous implications for criminals in the future. With close to ...