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Computer Forensics GlossaryAccessData - is a leading provider of computer forensic software tools such as FTK and UTK for which Acquisition Data provides training. www.accessdata.com Computer Crime - the use of computers and the internet by criminals to perpetrate fraud and other crimes against companies and consumers. Computer Forensics - Computer forensics, also called cyberforensics, is the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques to gather evidence suitable for presentation in a court of law. The goal of computer forensics is to perform a structured investigation while maintaining a documented chain of evidence to find out exactly what happened on a computer and who was responsible for it. Cybercrime - Cybercrime is the use of computers and the internet by criminals to perpetrate fraud and other crimes against companies and consumers. Electronic Discovery - see computer forensics Electronic evidence - Information and data of investigative value that is stored on or transmitted by an electronic device such as a computer, PDA or cell phone. Expert Witness - a witness who has been shown to the Court to be qualified by their special knowledge skill or experience (scientific, technical, or other) and who can testify as an expert in a specific field. Expert witnesses can give opinions based on their special knowledge or skill. Gargoyle Investigator - Gargoyle Investigator is a software tool for digital investigations. When performing incident response, field investigations, digital forensic analysis, threat management, or compliance audits. Gargoyle Investigator performs a quick search on a stand-alone system for known contraband, hostile, or ‘bad’ programs, and provides significant clues regarding the activities, motives and the intent of suspects or potential suspects. Made by Wetstone Technologies www.wetstonetech.com LiveWire - a ‘law enforcement only’ computer forensics software product by WetStone Technologies. www.wetstonetech.com Steganography - hiding of a secret message within an ordinary message and the extraction of it at its destination. Steganography takes cryptography a step farther by hiding an encrypted message so that no one suspects it exists. In modern digital steganography, data is first encrypted by the usual means and then inserted, using a special algorithm, into redundant (that is, provided but unneeded) data that is part of a particular file format such as a JPEG image. Wetstone Technologies - Makers of Gargoyle Investigator. www.wetstonetech.com |
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