Forensic image acquisition is an important part of postmortem incident response and evidence collection. Digital forensic investigators acquire, preserve, and manage digital evidence to support civil and criminal cases; examine organizational policy violations; resolve disputes; and analyze cyber attacks.

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‘Through the use of tantalizing questions and aptly chosen and often amusing examples, the author transmits to the reader the excitement and intellectual satisfaction of computer science...

The software development community widely acknowledges that domain modeling is central to software design. Through domain modeling, software developers are able to express rich functionality and translate that functionality into software implementation that truly serves the needs of its users. Despite its obvious importance,...

Ad hoc and sensor networks continue to have a growing impact on communication. These cost-effective wireless networks provide location independent computing in environments ranging from military battlefields to in-home patient monitoring systems. However, having real-time connectivity to critical information over an open...

This sweeping revision of the field's classic guide to computer...

Many organizations are reporting or projecting a significant cost savings through the use of cloud computing—utilizing shared computing resources to provide ubiquitous access for organizations and end users. Just...

A Practical Guide to Security Engineering and Information Assurance provides insight into the broader realm of information assurance (IA). It explains real-world strategies applicable to all systems, from small systems supporting a home-based business to those of a multinational corporation, government agency, or critical infrastructure system....