Hi Marcelo, >I would like to ask how is the actual state of the research on >computer forensic standards. I mean, are there papers related to this >issue ? IACIS - http://www.cops.org/forensic_examination_procedures.htm A good site - http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/Present/Digital%20Evidence%20Standards%20(Public).ppt The web is very good to find this information, At present the only standards i refer to is IACIS however i would assume departments have well documented procedures and standards for their employees to follow. >Some more technical questions: > >1.What is the difference between criminalistics and forensic science ? Forensics would be the receiving evidence and giving an un bias conclusion of your findings. Where i see criminalistics as being the use of these findings with the combination of other evidence to put together a case. It is useful for an forensic examiner to know about mo of specific criminals to help find evidence, however it is not always the case that the forensic examiner takes a case from start to finish. I know of a case where a department is separated into investigators (sworn police) and examiners (not always sworn police) who work together to achieve the desired outcome. >2.Should I refer to computer forensics as a science or discipline ? I believe it has elements of both a science and a discipline as I see there being a great need for a research element in the community. I do see it being referred to as a science as well, as the procedures and processes which are followed are based on those used by scientists. I believe it is dependant on your document if referring to the study of computer forensics or the community. I am probably going to get slaughtered for this view but i would love to know what others thing about this. >3.Are there laws governing electronic evidence in US, and other countries Well yes. If you make a nice table can i get a copy : ) Mostly i see it as being ammendments to old criminal code, some references i used include: Kerr, O.S. 2000, "Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations", Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section URL: http://www.cybercrime.gov/searchmanual.htm (Access: 24-05-01) Barrett, N. Digital Crime, 1996, Kogan Page, London >4.Could you point me some references related to these questions ? google, i have retrieved many great resources from search engines. You see my document found at the url included below. I would reference that paper but in the bibliography there are many links that you would find helpful. http://www.fineartforum.org/staff/daniel/compEvid01.pdf Good luck and all that, Daniel Heinonen PostGrad Student ----------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus ARIS analyzer service. For more information on this free incident handling, management and tracking system please see: http://aris.securityfocus.com
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