ABSTRACT

1. In the early 1980s personal computers began to be more accessible to

consumers and, subsequently, began to be used for criminal activity (for example, to
help commit fraud). At the same time, several new "computer crimes" were recognized
(such as hacking). The discipline of computer forensics emerged during this time as a
method to recover and investigate digital evidence for use in court. Today it is used to
investigate a wide variety of crime, including child pornography, fraud, cyber stalking,
murder and rape as well as its applications are in Criminal Prosecution, Civil litigations,
Insurance Claims and Settlements, Law Enforcement, Individual Claims, Corporate
Frauds and Defence Sector.

2. Cyber forensics, while firmly established as both an art as well as a science, is at

its infancy. With technology evolving, mutating, and changing at such a rapid pace, the
rules governing the application of cyber forensics to the fields of auditing, security, and
law enforcement are changing as well. The