Donkey On A Waffle
Don't say "Computer Forensics"
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:12

From this point forward don't use the term "Computer Forensics". It is a horrible term that uses the noun computer as an adjective and the adjective forensic as a noun. Additionally, referring only to "computers" limits the real scope of the term. When you say "computer" forensics you are missing out on the network, the embedded system (pda), digital image analysis, etc. From this point onward let's call it "Digital Forensic Science" or "Forensic Digital Analysis". Let's get it straight people!

(Casey, Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, page 31, 2004)

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