Computer forensics : an essential guide for accountants, lawyers, and managers

"Computer Crime" will offer attorneys, managers, and accountants non--technical information about the role that computers play in financial crimes and fraud examination.

The book will have a three part structure. Part I will introduce readers to the science of computer forensics.

Part II will examine the role that computers play in the commission of financial crimes, frauds, and corporate espionage.

Part III will explain the role that computers play in uncovering, investigating, and prosecuting instances of financial crimes.

The chapters are as follows: What is Computer Forensics?, Basic Principles of Forensic Examination, What Computer Forensic Examination Does, What Computer Forensic Examination Does Not Do, Data Verification and Encryption, Role of the Computer Forensic Expert in Fraud Examination, What is Computer Crime?,Occupational Crime and the Role of Computer Forensics, Securities Fraud and the Computer, The Computer as an Auditor's Tool, The Computer as an Investigative Asset, The Computer as an Organizational Asset, Adapting to a High-Tech World, The Legal Dimension of Computers and Fraud examination, and Managing the High-Tech Assignment, Appendix A: Federal Computer Evidence Seizure Guidelines (DOJ).