Best Practice in collecting digital evidence

Assignment: Best Practices in Collecting Digital Evidence

Assignment: Best Practices in Collecting Digital Evidence

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

· Describe best practices in collecting digital evidence.

Assignment Requirements

You have been working for the DigiFirm Investigation Company for several months. The company has a new initiative to continually improve its processes.

There is a meeting scheduled for next week to talk about best practices in collecting digital evidence, as well as to fill in gaps in the company's procedures manual.

Organizations such as the National Institute of Justice and the FBI offer up-to-date recommendations on best practices, as do a number of reputable digital forensic resources.

For this assignment:

1. Research best practices in collecting digital evidence from a computer's memory and hard drive.

2. Briefly describe three significant best practices.

3. Describe a legal hold and its purpose.

4. Briefly describe a procedure for capturing video of a crime scene.

5. Describe the significance of recording a computer's time offset.

6. Describe three best practices to follow when interviewing witnesses.

7. Describe what to take screenshots of during an investigation.

8. Create an electronic presentation for the meeting that highlights your findings.

Required Resources

· Course textbook

· Internet access

Submission Requirements
Format:	Microsoft PowerPoint
Font:	Slide headings: Arial 32 pt; Slide body: Arial 32 pt (no less than 20 pt for smaller text)
Citation Style:	Your school's preferred style guide
Length:	12 to 15 slides

Self-Assessment Checklist

· I researched all topics outlined for this assignment.

· I described at least three best practices for collecting digital evidence from a computer's memory and hard drive.

· I described a legal hold and its purpose.

· I briefly described a procedure for capturing video of a crime scene.

· I described the significance of recording a computer's time offset.

· I described three best practices to take when interviewing witnesses.

· I described what to take screenshots of during an investigation.

· I created an electronic presentation that highlights my findings.