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A forensic methodology for countering computer crime

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This paper argues that the moves by police and consultancy firms to successfully enforce recent computer misuse legislation requires the bringing together of investigative, legal, courtroom and computing skills in an extension of forensic science. The term suggested for this new discipline is computer forensics'.

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  1. Computer Crime Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, U.K.

    P. A. Collier & B. J. Spaul

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Collier, P.A., Spaul, B.J. A forensic methodology for countering computer crime. Artif Intell Rev 6, 203–215 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00150234

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