Digital Forensics Best Practices and Managerial Implications

Digital Forensics is a new discipline in computer science, which was developed as the response to the increased unauthorized activities in computer and information systems. As a result of the increasing dependency of the society and the business on information systems and the fact that e-commerce and online business became essential part of today´s world business, computer attacks and cyber crimes are continually on rise. Due to various reasons, the legal system, law enforcement, computer forensics and investigations seem to be behind in their efforts to track down criminals and successfully to prosecute them. This paper gives an overview of forensic computing and discusses key issues to be considered in forensic investigations and digital evidence analysis processes. The paper also identifies best practices for digital forensics investigation process and addresses key elements of forensic computing managerial implications.