What is Computer Forensic Investigation?

Computer forensic is used in the courts of law relating to the use of scientific technology and proven methodology in the investigation and establishment of facts of digital data in any data media.

Computer forensics could be considered as a subset of general forensic investigaton. It focuses on magnetically or optically stored or encoded data.

Common situations where forensic methods are used includes :

• Abuse by employee (such as internet abuse)
• Unathorized leak or disclosure of critical business data
• Criminal fraud (such as pornograophy) or deception
• Industrial espionage
• legal pursuit