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The Fundamentals of Digital Forensics and Cyber Law

The Fundamentals of Digital Forensics and Cyber Law

Kirti Raj Raj Bhatele, Deepak Dutt Mishra, Himanshu Bhatt, Karishma Das
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522582410|ISBN10: 152258241X|EISBN13: 9781522582427
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8241-0.ch002
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Bhatele, Kirti Raj Raj, et al. "The Fundamentals of Digital Forensics and Cyber Law." Countering Cyber Attacks and Preserving the Integrity and Availability of Critical Systems, edited by S. Geetha and Asnath Victy Phamila, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 21-44. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8241-0.ch002

APA

Bhatele, K. R., Mishra, D. D., Bhatt, H., & Das, K. (2019). The Fundamentals of Digital Forensics and Cyber Law. In S. Geetha & A. Phamila (Eds.), Countering Cyber Attacks and Preserving the Integrity and Availability of Critical Systems (pp. 21-44). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8241-0.ch002

Chicago

Bhatele, Kirti Raj Raj, et al. "The Fundamentals of Digital Forensics and Cyber Law." In Countering Cyber Attacks and Preserving the Integrity and Availability of Critical Systems, edited by S. Geetha and Asnath Victy Phamila, 21-44. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8241-0.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter provides prerequisites associated with cyber crimes, cyber forensics, and law enforcement. It consists of a brief introduction to the definition of cyber crimes, its classification, challenges associated with it and how it evolved with time, impact on the society, cyber terrorism, and the extent of problem scalability along with focusing on law enforcement aspects associated with the tracking and the prevention from such type crimes. The aspects discussed here include various cyber laws and law enforcement techniques introduced by various countries throughout the world which helps them to fight against cyber crimes. The cyber laws discussed include Australian, Canadian, United States, United Kingdom, and Indian law. This chapter also deals with the digital/cyber forensics, what does digital/cyber forensics mean, its types, and laws/rules revolving around them, like how to collect evidence, jurisdictions, and e-discovery.

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