Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences: Research Areas

Abstract:
Prosecuting suspects of computer related crimes is becoming more and more effective as a result of improvements in the methods of carrying-out investigations and obtaining evidences from crime scenes. A computer can be used as a tool to perpetuate a crime, a computer can also be the target of a crime, or it can serve as an evidence repository for storing valuable information about a crime. A suspect can be held responsible for a crime when an investigation is still ongoing. Several investigation processes have been proposed but they weren�t able to efficiently address the issue of computer crime, as a result of sophistication and change in paradigm in which computer crimes are been committed. A more general approach to investigating a computer crime scene makes evidence from the crime scene admissible in the court so that suspects can be tied to the crime. This paper explains a recent and general approach of an investigation process that can be used in computer forensics. With this general approach, a computer crime scene can be more effectively investigated. The crime scene conceals detail evidences which are needed to tie a suspect to a crime committed and possibly obtain a conviction

Keywords: computer forensics, digital evidence, law enforcement, computer crime, investigation, computer forensic model, court of law

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