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Online Programs in Computer Forensics
Typically, crimes committed usually involve actual, physical activity such as robbery or murder. Over the last few decades, however, crimes involving Internet abuse have become more common. Things such as make money fast scams, identity theft, money laundering, and pornography are suddenly classified as official crimes. Studies in computer forensics take a close look at how to determine what kinds of crimes exist and how to find proof of these crimes by examining the perpetrator's computer hard drive. Some of the most common activities involved in computer forensics include obtaining detailed information in the hard drive files, looking up history of “internet cookies,†identifying and recovering possibly incriminating files, and creating detailed reports of findings. All of this is extremely valuable evidence so that the accused criminal can be convicted and prosecuted. If computers and criminal investigation is something you are interested in, computer forensics is the class for you.