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We now live in a digital world and daily we interface with
electronic devices. Most of these electronic devices have a form of
storage media contained within them. This storage media, can in most
cases be forensically copied and the contents then analysed and
evidential standard results provided. In many cases, even if the
device has been formatted, recovery and evidence discovery can be
conducted. Some of the devices are listed as follows:
- Computers
- Laptops
- Palm/PDA
- Mobile Phones
- Blackberries
- Faxes
- USB Memory Cards
- SD Cards and Other Camera Type Memory Cards
- Tape media
The important issue is: “Forensics is the
application of science to the law”. The law is such that should
evidence be collected the wrong way or handled incorrectly, then it
may not be admissible in court. The evidence will then be worthless.
In every case where an investigation is likely and evidence is
contained on some form of electronic storage media, seek advice from
a Computer Forensic Expert first.
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