Description

When a computer or computer technology is used to commit or conceal a criminal offence, it is called a "cyber crime." White-collar criminals employ cybercrime in its many forms to hack into financial institutions, drug distributors, prostitution networks, and organised crime. Fraud, virus and denial-of-service attacks, information theft, and theft of money are only a few of the crimes committed with computer technology. A subfield of forensic science known as "digital forensic science" focuses on the recovery and examination of data from digital devices that is connected to cybercrime. Computer forensics was the original meaning of the word "digital forensics." Since then, it has broadened to include any device that has the ability to store digital data. Computer forensics is crucial in today's world because, as the field of computer forensics has developed over time, hackers and malicious users have improved the methods they use to compromise computer systems, steal money and private information, including sensitive national security data. The only thorough study of computer-related crime and its investigation available is this book. It clearly defines computer crime, gives concrete examples of criminal activity employing computers, and discusses the problem in the context of the criminal justice system. It also includes an extensive study of legal and societal issues.