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How do investigators get hold of digital evidence?

With every aspect of life taking a digital form, we have to expect to see crime, abuse, harassment or even revenge, taking place in a new way. Then again, to prove all this, digital evidence is required, investigations have to be carried out and these need to be either taken to a court of law or presented to authorities of an organisation.

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Although it is similar to other forms of legal forensics, digital forensics process requires a vast knowledge of computer hardware and software in order to avoid the accidental invalidation or destruction of evidence and to preserve evidence for later analysis.

An experienced forensic investigator would know to identify all related evidence. It is seldom that Investigators get unobstructed access to all evidence. Before collecting evidence, they need to be sure they have obtained the right to either search or seize the evidence in question. This might require court orders, search warrants and other related documentation. While collecting evidence, single-evidence forms need to be completed. This is a part of the ‘chain of custody’ where the steps taken in the collection process are recorded. This determines whether the evidence will be useful to you once the investigation is complete. Also, investigators must ensure the evidence was acquired properly and is in a pristine state.
['Akati Sekurity']
['Computer Forensics', 'Information Security', 'Cybersecurity', 'Digital Forensics']