Summary

Not all investigations are litigious in nature. In fact, many investigations are conducted with no intention to prosecute the offender(s). Many times, the investigator is most interested in determining what happened, how to fix it, and how to prevent it from happening to other systems. A stringent methodology should still be used, but that methodology will need to meet several criteria. While the methodology must retrieve data in a forensically sound manner, it must also be quick, efficient, and easy to use. It should also require very little interaction from the first responder in order to collect the data but provide a degree of flexibility to the investigator when it comes to correlating and analyzing the data. The Forensic Server ...

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