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The investigation of a computer system believed to be compromised by cybercrime. Also called "digital forensics," it is used to examine a computer that may harbor incriminating data in non-cybercrime ...

Volunteers are swimming in the sea to help science conserve some of the world's rarest fish. Scuba divers and snorkelers are among those helping to identify endangered species, such as giant ...

This means there is a need to develop new analytical techniques to enrich forensic science subfields like toxicology, trace evidence, and chemistry. All of these fields work together to create a ...

After a brush with burglars, an Australian scientist has developed a new technique to 'dust' for fingerprints, creating a solution that makes fingerprints glow under blacklight. Claire Reilly was a ...

The White House’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology said in a report released Tuesday that widely used forensic techniques may not pass scientific muster, and should be reviewed for ...

Eddie Siu, EnCE, is director of digital forensics and data analysis for eClaris, and e-discovery consulting firm. He can be reached at esiu@eclaris.com or at (213) 261-8725. All businesses, large or ...

Microbial forensics is a subfield of forensics that involves the application of scientific techniques to characterize microbial evidence related to an act of bioterrorism, biocrime or the accidental ...

Over the course of two days at last month's Computer Security Congress, which was organized by la Coordinación de Seguridad de la Información/UNAM-CERT, researchers ...