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Investigations and forensics

Investigations and forensics

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Investigations and forensics

- [Instructor] Digital forensic techniques allow us to investigate what happened during a security incident. In chapter nine, I covered investigations and forensics. Let's review some of the key points. (air whooshes) First, different types of investigations have different purposes. Operational investigations seek to investigate technical issues with our infrastructure. (air whooshes) Criminal investigations look into possible violations of criminal law that may result in somebody serving time in prison. (air whooshes) Civil investigations seek to resolve potential violations of civil law, such as contract disputes. And regulatory investigations are those conducted by government agencies and other regulators looking into compliance issues. (air whooshes) Digital forensics is the field of gathering evidence from electronic systems during an investigation. When we conduct digital forensic investigations, we must follow…

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