ABSTRACT

Introduction Chapter seven presents the reader with a structured approach, in the form of a procedures fl owchart, for a critical step in the performance for a cyber forensic investigation, the seizure of electronic evidence. Additionally, this chapter provides introductory, foundation material through an internal control questionnaire (ICQ) designed to assist the reader in beginning an assessment of his or her organization’s preparedness to mitigate the exposures resulting from cyber crime and providing a methodology to investigate these crimes via cyber forensic analysis.