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What is Computer Forensics?
In recent years, personal computers have become increasingly important as
sources of evidence in fraud, white-collar crime, and other investigations.
Similarly, the proliferation of computer and communications networks over
the last decade has aided and abetted fraudsters, extortionists, and other
criminals. Law enforcement officers, investigators, computer auditors,
network
administrators, and other professionals have had to respond by developing
tools and techniques to extract computer evidence that is admissible in
court. Forensic Computer Science involves the identification, collection,
preservation, examination, and analysis of computer evidence stored in the
form of magnetically encoded information.
The National Center
for Forensic Science (NCFS) , the Schools of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, and the Department of Chemistry, jointly sponsor this
interdisciplinary certificate program at the University of Central Florida
(UCF). In addition, the Liberal Studies Graduate Program, in the
College
of Arts and Science , offers a Master degree in Liberal Studies with a
concentration in Computer Forensics. This certificate program provides
a unique opportunity of graduate training to professionals and
paraprofessionals
who deal directly or indirectly with digital evidence,
including Law Enforcement
Investigators, Forensic Laboratory Analysts, Lawyers & Judges, and
Corporate Computer Security Specialists. |
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