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Recommended Websites
- Computer Emergency Response Team CERT Mission: Anticipating and Solving the Nation’s Cybersecurity Challenges
- Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) Project A project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish specifications, procedures, criteria, sets, and hardware for computer forensics tools.
- Computer Forensics World A portal to computer forensics resources.
- CrimeSolutions.gov The Office of Justice Programs’ CrimeSolutions.gov uses rigorous research to determine what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services.
- Cyber Security and Information Systems Information Analysis Center The CSIAC is chartered to leverage best practices and expertise from government, industry, and academia on cyber security and information technology. The CSIAC’s mission is to provide the DoD with a central point of access for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity to include emerging technologies in system vulnerabilities, R&D, models, and analysis to support the development and implementation of effective defense against information warfare attacks.
- FBI Cyber Crime Lead the national effort to investigate high-tech crimes, including cyber-based terrorism, espionage, computer intrusions, and major cyber fraud.
- Incident Management The Incident Management Program combines multiple Departmental incident-related services into a joint capability that focuses on threat information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, active defense and incident preparedness.
- Information Analysis Center Collect, analyze, synthesize, produce, and disseminate worldwide Scientific and Technical Information (STI).
- Information Assurance Technology Center (IATAC) Security response publications.
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data Our mission: to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources; through the production of original research based on archived data; and through specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Established in 1972, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
- National Institute of Justice Reports from the research, development and evaluation arm of the US Department of Justice.
- National Institute of Justice--Digital Evidence and Forensics A clearing house for development of tools for assisting law enforcement in fighting e-crime and collecting digital evidence.
- SANS Forensic White Papers A collection of whitepapers authored by forensic practitioners seeking GCFA, GCFE, and GREM Gold
- World Criminal Justice Library Network Portal to a global collection of on line justice administration resources
eJournals
- International Journal of Cyber Criminology A peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the study of cyber-crime deterrence.
- The International Journal of Forensic Computer Science Based in Brazil, the IJoFCS is a peer reviewed journal that seeks to advance the profession and present current research
- DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.
eBooks
These are a sampling of eBooks available from the library.
Digital Forensics for Handheld Devices by
Approximately 80 percent of the world's population now owns a cell phone, which can hold evidence or contain logs about communications concerning a crime. Cameras, PDAs, and GPS devices can also contain information related to corporate policy infractions and crimes. Aimed to prepare investigators in the public and private sectors, Digital Forensics for Handheld Devices examines both the theoretical and practical aspects of investigating handheld digital devices. This book touches on all areas of mobile device forensics, including topics from the legal, technical, academic, and social aspects of the discipline. It provides guidance on how to seize data, examine it, and prepare it as evidence for court. This includes the use of chain of custody forms for seized evidence and Faraday Bags for digital devices to prevent further connectivity and tampering of evidence. Emphasizing the policies required in the work environment, the author provides readers with a clear understanding of the differences between a corporate investigation and a criminal investigation. The book also: Offers best practices for establishing an incident response policy and seizing data from company or privately owned digital devices Provides guidance in establishing dedicated examinations free of viruses, spyware, and connections to other devices that could taint evidence Supplies guidance on determining protocols for complicated crime scenes with external media and devices that may have connected with the handheld device Considering important privacy issues and the Fourth Amendment, this book facilitates an understanding of how to use digital forensic tools to investigate the complete range of available digital devices, including flash drives, cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, and netbooks. It includes examples of commercially available digital forensic tools and ends with a discussion of the education and certifications required for various careers in mobile device forensics.
Call Number: Books 24x7ISBN: 9781439898772Publication Date: 2012-08-17
Digital Forensics for Legal Professionals by
Digital Forensics for Legal Professionals provides you with a guide to digital technology forensics in plain English. In the authors' years of experience in working with attorneys as digital forensics experts, common questions arise again and again: "What do I ask for?" "Is the evidence relevant?" "What does this item in the forensic report mean?" "What should I ask the other expert?" "What should I ask you?" "Can you explain that to a jury?" This book answers many of those questions in clear language that is understandable by non-technical people. With many illustrations and diagrams that will be usable in court, they explain technical concepts such as unallocated space, forensic copies, timeline artifacts and metadata in simple terms that make these concepts accessible to both attorneys and juries. The authors also explain how to determine what evidence to ask for, evidence might be that could be discoverable, and the methods for getting to it including relevant subpoena and motion language. Additionally, this book provides an overview of the current state of digital forensics, the right way to select a qualified expert, what to expect from a qualified expert and how to properly use experts before and during trial. Includes a companion Web site with: courtroom illustrations, and examples of discovery motions Provides examples of direct and cross examination questions for digital evidence Contains a reference of definitions of digital forensic terms, relevant case law, and resources for the attorney
Call Number: Books 24x7ISBN: 9781597496438Publication Date: 2011-09-02
Computer Crime, Investigation, and the Law by
One can hardly open a newspaper or read news online without seeing another story about a computer-related crime. We are awash in identity theft, online child predators, and even cyber espionage. It seems overwhelming. And people in many different professions find themselves involved with computer-crime investigations. Obviously, law-enforcement officers are involved, but so are network administrators, technical-support personnel, and attorneys. If any aspect of your work brings you into contact with computer crime, Computer Crime, Investigation, and the Law is for you. It begins with a broad introduction to the field of computer crime, discussing the history of computer crime, basic criminal techniques, and the relevant laws. Next, the book walks you through the essentials of computer forensics. Litigation is also explored, such as depositions, expert reports, trials, and even how one can select an appropriate expert witness. Lastly, the book introduces you to the specific techniques that hackers use and even shows you some of the tricks they use to infiltrate computer systems to help you defend against such attacks. This section of the book also includes a discussion of communication techniques used by computer criminals, with an overview of encryption, stenography, and hacker slang language. Computer Crime, Investigation, and the Law is your gateway into the world of investigating computer crimes.
Call Number: eBooks from EBSCOhostISBN: 9781435455320Publication Date: 2010-04-09
Cyber Forensics by Call Number: Books 24x7ISBN: 9780849383281Publication Date: 2007-12-19'Cyber Forensics' provides the information needed to track, monitor, investigate, document, and preserve both authorised and unauthorised actions that take place within an organisation's operating environments.
Cyber Forensics by Call Number: Books 24x7ISBN: 9781118273661Publication Date: 2012-05-01An explanation of the basic principles of data This book explains the basic principles of data as building blocks of electronic evidential matter, which are used in a cyber forensics investigations. The entire text is written with no reference to a particular operation system or environment, thus it is applicable to all work environments, cyber investigation scenarios, and technologies. The text is written in a step-by-step manner, beginning with the elementary building blocks of data progressing upwards to the representation and storage of information. It inlcudes practical examples and illustrations throughout to guide the reader.
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