Includes bibliographical references and index.

Entering the world of cybercrime -- An introduction to computer forensics investigations and electronic evidence -- Laws regulating access to electronic evidence -- Searches and seizures of computers and electronic evidence -- Cybercrime laws : which statute for which crime? -- Understanding the computer-networking environment : beware of the scam artists, bullies, and lurking predators! -- Where is the electronic evidence and which tools can we use to find it? -- Crime and incident scene : what should an investigator do? -- Corporate crimes and policy violations involving computers : how to conduct a corporate investigation -- E-mail forensics -- Network forensics : an introduction -- Mobile phones and pdas in computer forensics investigations -- The pretrial and courtroom experiences of a computer forensics investigator.