Computer crime

Federal agencies have led law enforcement efforts against computer crime since these agencies hold the technical expertise and political influence to gather significant financial and operational resources at the national level. Thus, these agencies have progressively reorganized in an attempt to channel resources directly at preventing digital crimes and capturing computer criminals, including the creation of special sections within these organizations, employing of new personnel who have…

the use of the Internet and other computer networks has grown rapidly in recent years, so has the opportunity for electronic crime. Unlawful activity can be committed or facilitated online. Criminals can trade and share information, mask their identity, identify and gather information on victims, and communicate with co-conspirators. Web sites, electronic mail, chat rooms, and file sharing networks can all yield evidence in an investigation of computer-related crime. Law enforcement officials…

Electronic devices are everywhere in world today, from internet of things to machine learning super computer to computer cars helping people communicate locally and globally with ease. People think of computers, cell phones and the Internet as the only sources for digital evidence, but any piece of technology that processes information can be used by criminals in a criminal intent. Investigators need to be able to recognize and properly seize potential digital evidence. Digital evidence is…

processing the potential crime/incident scene, I would have my digital forensics team to understand and perform the following tasks: identify for potential digital evidence, understand rules of evidence, prepare for the search and seize digital evidence, and to ensure proper storage/chain of evidence processes are properly documented and followed. Computers and digital media are progressively involved in unlawful exercises. The computer maybe contraband, products of the crime, an instrument of…

incorporate homomorphic encryption but with one disadvantage, it is impossible to search homomorphically encrypted documents until they are decrypted (Gentry et al, 2013). With the introduction and use of cloud computing, the network itself becomes the computer and enables the owner to access it from any geographical location. The installation of free Wi-Fi networks in public spots to enhance flow of information especially in developing countries and enhancement of the collaboration between…

[W]e live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. The convergence of computer networks and telecommunications facilitated by the digital technologies has given birth to a common space called ‘cyberspace’. This cyberspace has become a platform for major human activities which converge on the Internet 21st Century . The cyberspace has, in fact, become the most happening place today. Internet is increasingly…

Computer technology progressed rapidly since the 1900’s. Computers are no longer scarcely around, many people have them and use them on a daily basis. They have also become an important source of evidence in criminal activities. Computers are very helpful for homicide investigators, because they can discover whether methods on how to murder were researched on the internet, if anything suspicious can be found in emails, or if threats were made towards the victim prior to the murder. Since…

Due to the recent uprise in pop culture and tv crime shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and books like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the field of Computer Forensics is no longer being put on the back burner. According to many popular news outlets such as Forbes and Newsweek, the field of Computer Science is expected to grow exponentially, leaving the the specialty of Forensic Science the need to adapt with it. As long as technology has been at the base of human fingertips,…

the praised specialized database, the AFIS. The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is a specialized database that is designed to match known and unknown fingerprints with intentions on connecting a suspect to a pending crime or to an unsolved crime. The Integrated AFIS has a hierarchical structure that is perpetuated throughout the United States. The Integrated AFIS is managed by the FBI and houses all fingerprints collected in the country. While local AFISs houses a more…

place in their life. Now do a 180 degree turn and think of the pedophiles downloading and viewing these photos and precious moments in these family’s life. What about the disgruntled employee who decides to post proprietary company files, or the computer whiz who hacks into the Pentagon as a “rite of passage”? Then there are the terrorists utilizing the internet…