Legal Evidence

Explain the laws of evidence and introduce techniques for obtaining and preserving computer evidence.

One possible objective of incidence response is to gather evidence for prosecuting a criminal perpetrator. Evidence might be used by criminal investigators to find a perpetrator. Investigators might also use it to convict the perpetrator of violating a criminal law, such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act introduced in the “Criminal Law and Computer Crime” section.

Evidence is also used in court to resolve civil litigation such as contract, property, or tort disputes.

Evidence is anything that demonstrates a point to a court or persuades the court that a fact is true. Evidence can include a document or a log of activity on a network ...

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