Digital Evidence Collection: Best Practices and Legal Challenges In digital forensics, any interaction with a device can alter its contents, so any part of the process that is not carefully and properly documented can be a point where reasonable doubt is emphasized. Adhering to the best practices process guides the defense in evaluating how the [...]
Legal Challenges to Digital Evidence Collection: Is the Forensics Examiner Able to Produce All of the Process Documentation for Trial? Whichever forensic method is used to extract digital evidence, the forensic examiner must document every step of the process in preparation for possible legal challenges in criminal defense cases. If documentation is missing, cross-examination [...]
Search Warrants for Digital Forensics: What to Request and What is Covered? The search warrant for a device in a digital forensics case must be specific as to the digital data which is being sought. For example, if a search warrant for digital evidence covers e-mail messages, but the forensics examiner also uncovers items [...]