Digital Forensics is the branch of forensic science pertaining
to evidence found in computers, cell phones, and personal
digital assistants such as blackberry’s, tablets, and networks
including the internet and all other digital devices. It
involves the identification, collection, preservation, analysis
and presentation of related information in a manner that allows
it to be used as evidence in legal processes. Often you will see
a reference to computer forensics and mobile forensics but these
processes are increasingly known as digital forensics,
recognizing that they are broader than the recovery of
information from systems traditionally called computers. All
digital devices have become so integrated into our lives that it
seems to be the obvious starting place to look for evidence.
Nearly all documents and correspondence today is generated via
e-mail or text messaging and statistics show that the majority
of our messages never get printed. With the storage capacities
today there is no real incentive to del