In preparation for a court appearance, the federal law enforcement agency wants
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Question
In preparation for a court appearance, the federal law enforcement agency wants to ensure proper forensic processes and techniques are used in a computer crime case involving identify theft.
When challenging the admissibility of the digital evidence, the defense examiner will evaluate the authentication and chain of custody techniques used. The federal law enforcement agency would like your company, AB Investigative Services (ABIS), to identify in a report the possible authentication and chain of custody techniques acceptable in the investigative process, including issues relating to First and Fourth Amendment privacy issues with respect to computer-related technologies.
Using the library, Internet, or any other credible materials, provide the following in your report to the federal law enforcement agency:
Begin the report with a one page overview of the forensics process and the steps taken by an examiner related to identity theft and computer crime.
Provide 2-3 pages identifying:
two recommended examples of authentication acceptable in the investigative process of identity theft
two recommended examples of chain of custody techniques of digital evidence.
Provide 2-3 pages explaining:
what is considered legal or illegal under the guidelines of the First and Fourth Amendments in relation to the identity theft investigation
Cite your sources using APA style.
Explanation / Answer
Overview of the forensics process related to identity theft and computer crime
Forensic science as defined, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during a criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure.
Forensic process related identity theft & computer crime:
Steps that are taken by an examiner related to identity theft and computer crime:
Two recommended examples of authentication acceptable in the investigative process of identity theft
Authentication means confirming the truth of something. In this case, the identity. The two recommended examples are,
Documents: In authentication, identification documents can be Personal Identification Number (PIN), Passwords, Key codes, Original account related cards, wallets etc.,
Biometric: In authentication, identification biometrics can be a person's retina, fingerprints or even voice, in order to confirm identity.
Two recommended examples of the chain of custody techniques of digital evidence
What is considered legal or illegal under the guidelines of the First and Fourth Amendments in relation to the identity theft investigation
Citations:
Katz v. United States., 1967., 389 U.S. 347 (ruling that interception of a person’s conversations made over a public pay phone is a “search” for Fourth Amendment purposes).
Morrison., Fourth amendment protections warranted in digital searches, Pg. 21