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Forensics In The News 11/25/08 - Computer Forensics clears teacher of porn charges 8/31/04 - PC Forensics used in Scott Peterson trial 12/1/03 - MA State Police Break Car Theft Ring with PC Forensics 11/6/03 - Computer Evidence Used in DC Sniper Case InSight Forensics News 1/31/04 - Steve Hickey Earns GIAC Certification... 8/29/03 - Steve Hickey Completes EnCase Training... 8/20/03 - InSight Computer Forensics launches new web site... Computer Security News 9/29/04 - Spammer Guilty of Using Wireless Networks Examples: (on this page) "It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital." Sherlock Holmes in The Reigate Squire |
Examples of Computer Forensics in Action
A computer forensics expert was called on a teenage runaway case. During the research of her computer the examiner was able to recover several deleted email messages exchanged between the young girl and a suspect. These emails lead police to a nearby motel where the girl was located and the adult male was taken into custody. (back to top)
A parent was concerned that her son was accessing pornographic websites from his computer. Each time the computer was checked by a technician, no evidence was found. A trained forensics specialist was able to establish a timeline of Internet activity indicating visits to several website deemed inappropriate by the parents. (back to top)
An adult roommate was accused of using another's computer to make unauthorized purchases on a popular Internet shopping site. After an examination, a forensics specialist determined that the accused roommate did indeed make the purchases and had altered the computer's time clock in an attempt to hide his activity. (back to top)
One of the programmers for a small software development firm was selling proprietary source code to a competitor. Analysis of his computer revealed that he was using web-based email to deliver confidential documents hidden inside graphic images. Legal action is pending. (back to top)
A female executive assistant was fired from a major US chemical company. The former employee filed a lawsuit accusing her superiors at the company of sexual harassment and wrongful termination. A forensics expert was able to recover several profane emails sent by the plaintiff's boss to another supervisor planning ways to "get rid" of her. The case was settled before trial. (back to top)
Downsizing at a large government contractor resulted in the termination of 400 engineers. A forensics company was engaged to copy and archive each workstation computer hard drive for future analysis in case a dispute over intellectual property arose in the future. (back to top)
A male employee at a regional trucking company was accused of downloading child-pornography to his office computer. A forensics expert working alongside the network administrator proved that the accused employee did not download the images, but in fact the images were "planted" there across the network by another disgruntled employee. When confronted with the evidence, the disgruntled employee admitted to the incident and left employment with the company. (back to top)
A computer was seized during a routine drug arrest. Forensics analysis produced evidence of ties to other crimes and suspects including car theft, prostitution, firearms violation and identity theft. Ultimately 17 arrests were made yielding 12 felony convictions. (back to top)
A small landscaping company suspecting embezzlement, hired a forensics technician to review their bookkeeper's computer. The findings revealed over $10,000 of missing revenue in the previous 18 months. Once confronted with this information the bookkeeper admitted to the crime and was forced to make restitution. (back to top)
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