Computer forensics refers to the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques in the interests of determining potential legal evidence. Forensic data capture may be deemed necessary during discovery if potentially relevant files have been deleted, written over or damaged or if there is reason to believe there is hidden or encrypted data on a system.
During the forensics process, an expert protects the targeted computer system or systems from any alteration, damage, data corruption or viruses. He images the computer’s hard drive, in effect taking a bit-for-bit digital snapshot of it at a specific point in time and preserving all information exactly as it existed at that moment. This image has a digital fingerprint that will serve to authenticate the image in court, if necessary, and can be searched for relevant data.
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