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What is Evidence Handling

Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
Evidence handling is the process of how electronic evidence was handled from the moment of seizure to the presentation in a court of law. It covers admissibility, authenticity, complete, reliable, and believable. It is this set of components that covers the necessary and core legal requirements that digital data can be used and accepted into a court of law
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Investigating Computer Forensics
Steve Brown (Capella University, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch080
Abstract
Forensics is the application of sciences that help to seek out, examine, and answer questions about certain characteristics. For example, forensic toxicology helps us understand certain drug interactions, whereas forensics evidence helps us understand evidence that is uncovered at a crime scene. Since computers are now often used in criminal activity, a forensic branch of science has been created termed computer forensics. Unfortunately, unlike other forensics sciences, the complexity, legality, and even the nature of computer forensics may make it more vulnerable to errors.
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