Forensic Toolkit – Whats in It?
In the world of digital forensics, the well prepared investigator needs a forensic toolkit. The tools that this person will use will help her or him gather evidence of white collar crime or fraud, document the evidence of the occurrence, and, perhaps, place that investigator on the witness stand for expert testimony in what ever legal proceedings come out of the process. The tools used by these investigators are primarily software tools, though there are a few hardware considerations as well. The basic computer forensic toolkit will probably be contained on a CD or DVD and be presented primarily in a word processing format. Any computer forensic investigation produces a mammoth amount of paperwork, since the goal of the investigation is to document absolutely everything that is found. These toolkit CD’s are designed to supply the investigator with tried and true forms and templates that will allow to investigator to document everything that is found. They also serve as an effective che
