Computer Forensics and Privacy

This unique resource provides a method for ensuring that computers that are connected to the Internet are protected from malicious mobile code (code that can allow a remote hacker to read, remove, damage, or even add data to one's computer) and from the new fashion of "adware/spyware." Moreover, you learn how to detect whether advanced investigative tools, such as keystroke storing and relaying hardware and software, are in use in a computer; you also learn of commercially available capabilities for intercepting radio signals unintentionally radiated by a computer. Other critical topics include the pitfalls of encryption and how to use it effectively, the practical aspectsof online anonymity, and the current legal issues that pertain to the use of computers. Features over 70 illustrations that emphasize key points throughout the book.

Contents

Introduction.

Computer Forensics What Is It? What Can Be Retrieved from a Computer? Why Is There Forensic Evidence Left Behind in a Computer? How Can Information Be Retrieved from One's Computer? How to Protect One's Computer from Leaving Sensitive Data Behind? Forensic Evidence Left Behind During and After Being Online on the Internet.

Legal Issues Chain of Custody Issues to Challenge Allegations by Prosecution. The U.S. Legal Issues Related to Subpoenaed and Confiscated Computer Hardware. Other Countries' Legal Issues Related to Subpoenaed and Confiscated Computer Hardware.

Societal Issues The Demise of the Privacy of Computerized Records in the Name of Law and Order. Privacy "Policies" by Commercial Keepers of Databases and What they Mean. Future Trends.

Staying Current Sources on the Internet. Organizations.

Detailed Technical References: Software for Doing Computer Forensics. Software for Defeating Computer Forensics; . Encryption Software. Steganography Software. Software for Keystroke Capture. Software for Detecting Keystroke Capture. Preventing Compromising Emanations from One's Computer.