A Comparative Study of Forensic Science and Computer Forensics.pdfVIP

2009 Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement2009 Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement2009 Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement2009 Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement2009 Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement2009 Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement2009 Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement A Comparative Study of Forensic Science and Computer Forensics Ryan Hankins1 Tetsutaroh Uehara2 Jigang Liu2 1Computer Science, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN, USA hankinry@go.metrostate.edu 2ACCMS, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Uehara@media, Jigang.Liu@hw8.ecs .kyoto-u.ac.jp ABSTRACT While we try to take advantage of results from forensics As the internet has reached every corner of the world as well as science, we have to keep an eye on coming changes in every aspect of our life, illegal activities go with it as well. In forensic science. As reported by InformationWeek recently, dealing with this phenomenon, a new professional and academic a congressionally mandated report has warned that the field, computer forensics, has emerged since the beginning of this “forensic science system in the United States is badly century, The growth and advance of the new field has been steady, fragmented and needs a major overhaul.” [5] To have a mainly because it has been following the path of forensic science timely and adequate response, computer forensics due to the similarities between the two fields, as well as professionals’ experience and understanding of the field. As researchers should assess