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Digital Forensics
Digital forensics is the process of finding, preserving, recovering, and analyzing information from electronic devices to uncover facts related to a crime or incident. It's like crime scene investigation, but for computers and digital data.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Digital forensics is a branch of forensic science focused on the identification, preservation, extraction, analysis, and documentation of electronic evidence from digital media devices (e.g., computers, mobile phones, networks) for cybercrime investigations, incident response, and legal proceedings. Its primary goal is to reconstruct events, identify perpetrators, and present legally admissible findings based on digital artifacts.
BACKGROUND
Computer security is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It focuses on protecting computer software, systems, and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as to the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- Computer Forensics
- Cyber Forensics
- Forensic Computing
- Electronic Discovery
- eDiscovery
USAGE NOTE
In cybersecurity and defense, digital forensics is crucial for incident response, attributing attacks, intelligence gathering, and supporting legal action against cyber adversaries.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Digital Forensics.
Develops digital investigation solutions for enterprises and public safety agencies. Their flagship product, Magnet AXIOM, is a comprehensive platform for collecting, analyzing, and reporting on evidence from computers, mobile devices, and the cloud.
A global leader in digital intelligence solutions, providing tools for law enforcement, military, intelligence, and enterprise customers to extract, decode, and analyze digital data from mobile devices and other sources.
OpenText acquired Guidance Software, the creator of EnCase Forensic. EnCase is one of the foundational and most widely used digital forensics platforms for acquiring, analyzing, and reporting on digital evidence.
Exterro acquired AccessData, the developer of Forensic Toolkit (FTK), another leading digital forensics software suite used for comprehensive data investigation, e-discovery, and incident response.
Develops digital forensics and incident response software, Belkasoft Evidence Center, which allows investigators to acquire, analyze, and store digital evidence from various sources including computers, mobile devices, and cloud services.
Creator of X-Ways Forensics, a powerful and highly efficient digital forensics and data recovery software that offers advanced capabilities for disk imaging, file system analysis, and data carving.
Specializes in universal digital forensic solutions for mobile devices, cloud services, and drones. Their Oxygen Forensic Detective software helps extract and analyze data from various digital sources.
A leading provider of incident response and cyber security services, Mandiant develops advanced forensic methodologies and tools used in their investigations of sophisticated cyber attacks, offering expertise and technology to identify and remediate breaches.