Digital or cyber forensics are
changing the way that crimes are solved. In crimes related to a computer or
similar electronic device, digital forensics can also be used in a court of
law. But it's not only the police force who use digital forensics. If you hire
a private investigator in Texas they can help answer your questions using some
of the latest technology.
Here are six different types of
digital forensics you need to know about it.
Computer
forensics
this is the recovery of material
and information found on a computing device such as a desktop PC, laptop and
any of its internal storage components such as hard drives where information
can be collected as evidence.
Mobile
device forensics
Similar to computer forensics,
this is applied to the storage media used by mobile devices such as phones or
tablets – typically via SIM cards or GPS. This can often be crossed over with
computer forensics due to the similar approach.
Networking
forensics
This is the analysis and
retrieval of information over a networking server. This is applicable to
locating sources of cyber-attacks and other malicious transferrals over a
network that can potentially be collected as evidence for crimes.
Memory
forensics
This is the live analysis and
recovery of information and data operating on the system’s memory (RAM). This
is useful when there is information present in a system’s volatile data that
isn’t easily found on storage media.
Video
and audio forensics
This is the analysis of digital
audio or video recordings. This is carried out to determine legitimacy of the
recording to determine whether or not it has been edited or modified – which
then determines its potential for use in court.
Image
forensics
Similar to video and audio
forensics, the metadata of images are analysed in order to determine the
legitimacy and locate a source for it.
