Computer Forensics: An Essential Guide for Accountants, Lawyers, and Managers

  • 3h 28m
  • Michael Sheetz
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2007

Would your company be prepared in the event of:

  • Computer-driven espionage
  • A devastating virus attack
  • A hacker's unauthorized access
  • A breach of data security?

As the sophistication of computer technology has grown, so has the rate of computer-related criminal activity. Subsequently, American corporations now lose billions of dollars a year to hacking, identity theft, and other computer attacks. More than ever, businesses and professionals responsible for the critical data of countless customers and employees need to anticipate and safeguard against computer intruders and attacks.

The first book to successfully speak to the nontechnical professional in the fields of business and law on the topic of computer crime, Computer Forensics: An Essential Guide for Accountants, Lawyers, and Managers provides valuable advice on the hidden difficulties that can blindside companies and result in damaging costs.

Written by industry expert Michael Sheetz, this important book provides readers with an honest look at the computer crimes that can annoy, interrupt--and devastate--a business. Readers are equipped not only with a solid understanding of how computers facilitate fraud and financial crime, but also how computers can be used to investigate, prosecute, and prevent these crimes.

If you want to know how to protect your company from computer crimes but have a limited technical background, this book is for you. Get Computer Forensics: An Essential Guide for Accountants, Lawyers, and Managers and get prepared.

In this Book

  • A Definition of Computer Forensics
  • Basics of Computer Forensic Concepts
  • Preservation and Collection of Digital Evidence
  • Analysis of Digital Evidence
  • Reporting and Rendering the Opinion
  • Computerc Attacks
  • Computers as Tools for Evil
  • Computer Tools and The Forensic Examination
  • Presenting Digital Evidence in Court

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