Computer forensics is the process of identifying, preserving, analyzing and presenting digital evidence in a way that is legally acceptable. It aims to find criminal evidence and present it legally to punish criminals. The main steps are identifying evidence through acquisition and collection, preserving it, analyzing and extracting information from it, documenting the process, and presenting findings. It requires forensic tools like disk imaging software, hashing tools, and password cracking software. It is used for criminal prosecution, civil litigation, detecting financial fraud, and investigating corporate policy violations.

1. BY :- VAIBHAV TAPSE

2.  Topics to be covered…
 What is “computer Forensics”
 Need of computer forensics
 Goal of computer forensics
 Components & Steps in computer forensics
 Who uses Computer Forensics
 Computer forensic tools
 Computer forensic requirements
 Applications

3. INTRODUCTION
o Computer forensics is the process of identifying ,
preserving, analyzing and presenting the evidence in a
manner that is legally acceptable.
o Computer forensics is the application of computer
investigation and analysis in the interest of
determining potential legal evidence.

4.  NEED OF COMPUTER
FORENSICS
 To produce evidence in the court that
can lead to the punishment of actual.
 To ensure the integrity of the computer
system.
 To focus on the response to hi-tech
ofenses, started to interwine.

5. GOAL OF
COMPUTER FORENSICS
 The main goal of computer forensic experts is
not only to find the criminal but also to find out
the evidence and the presentation of the
evidence in a manner that leads to legal action
of the criminal.

6. Components and steps in computer
forensics
 Identifying (Acquisition)
 Collecting
 Preserving
 Analyzing
 Extracting
 Documenting
 Presenting

9. Computer Forensic Tools
 Disk Imaging Software
 Software or hardware write
tools
 Hashing tools
 File recovery programs
 Programs to preserve
information in RAM
 Encryption decoding
Software
 Password cracking software

10.  Hardware Requirement:-
 Knowledge of BIOS:-
 Operating System Requirements:-
 Software requirements:-
 Forensic Tools Requirements:-

11. Applications
 Fianancial fraud detection
 Criminal prosecution
 Civil Litigation
 Corporate security policy and acceptable use violations