South University Digital Forensics Investigations Report

The field of digital forensics spans a wide range of legal issues, forensic techniques, and crimes. For this assignment, you will examine the role that digital forensics plays in law enforcement. In a Microsoft Word report, explore the following topics:

• Describe the types of crimes that typically require digital forensics as an important part of the investigation.
• Explain what is known as the “dark web.” Provide an example of a major crime from the dark web that has been successfully prosecuted due to digital forensics.
• Discuss the warrant requirements that are involved in a digital investigation.
• Describe the process of recovering deleted files from a computer’s hard drive.
• Identify the data that can be recovered even after a suspect has destroyed his personal computer and describe the recovery process.