The increase in the number of cases of financial fraud due to failure of statutory audit to detect and prevent fraudulent activities has given rise for the services of forensic accountants. This paper highlights how forensic accountants can be employed to resolve this challenge. The study was a theoretical research which considered the roles of forensic accountants in combating fraudulent activ...

Although forensic science has long been an area of public interest, the recent and extraordinary success of hit TV shows such as the CSI series is thought to have brought about a new generation of students with an interest in forensic science. Despite the widespread belief that the number of forensic science programs in the United States has grown over recent years in response to this heightene...

OBJECTIVE The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends forensic evidence collection when sexual abuse has occurred within 72 hours, or when there is bleeding or acute injury. It is not known whether these recommendations are appropriate for prepubertal children, because few data exist regarding the utility of forensic evidence collection in cases of child sexual assault. This study describes t...

Computer forensics is the use of computer investigation and analysis techniques to identify, examine and preserve electronic information, potentially for this to be used as evidence in a court of law. Anti-forensics is the attempt to reduce the quantity and quality of data gathered by the above mentioned activity. In addition to describing the history and current status of forensics/anti-forens...

recently established a new Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, a development of major importance to the specialty.1 The Faculty will set standards and offer education and training to a branch of the medical profession that, in the past, has evolved without the formal support of a medical royal college. Forensic medicine embraces a branch of medicine where medical expertise is brought to bea...

iPhone release witnessed a significant impact on Forensic research community. iPhone Forensic research in many ways paved contributed to Smartphone research. Forensic investigators facing many challenges while analyzing the evidence on iPhone because of factors like frequent version upgrades, file system on iPhone and lack of sophisticated tools or methods for iPhone forensic analysis. On the o...

KEYWORDS Security policy; Forensic policy; IT management; Forensic readiness; Statistics Computer security is of concern to those in IT (Information Technology) and forensic readiness (being prepared to deal effectively with events that may require forensic investigation) is a growing issue. Data held only on magnetic or other transient media require expert knowledge and special procedures to p...

In this era of information technology, email applications are the foremost and extensively used electronic communication technology. Emails are profusely used to exchange data and information using several frontend applications from various service providers by its users. Currently most of the email clients and service providers now moved to secured data communications using SSL or TLS security...