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Digital Forensics: or Your trail is easier to follow than you think

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James R. Lyle

Abstract

An overview of the digital forensics process. A 90 minute lecture on digital forensics for an Introduction to Forensics course, given at the University of Pennsylvania via webcam.
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Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) Project Web Site
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http://www.cftt.nist.gov/
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Keywords

computer forensics
Forensic Science and Digital evidence

Citation

Lyle, J. (2015), Digital Forensics: or Your trail is easier to follow than you think, Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) Project Web Site, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=918526, http://www.cftt.nist.gov/ (Accessed October 16, 2025)

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Created May 21, 2015, Updated June 24, 2021
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