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computer forensics

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000813

1. In its strictest connotation, the application of computer science and investigative procedures involving the examination of digital evidence - following proper search authority, chain of custody, validation with mathematics, use of validated tools, repeatability, reporting, and possibly expert testimony.

2. See digital forensics.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000813
FieldCybersecurity
Synonymsdigital forensics
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2015 from DoDD 5505.13E; CNSSI 4009-2022 from DoDD 5505.13E; CNSSI 4009-2015; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000813",
  "term": "computer forensics",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. In its strictest connotation, the application of computer science and investigative procedures involving the examination of digital evidence - following proper search authority, chain of custody, validation with mathematics, use of validated tools, repeatability, reporting, and possibly expert testimony.\n\n2. See digital forensics.",
  "synonyms": [
    "digital forensics"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from DoDD 5505.13E; CNSSI 4009-2022 from DoDD 5505.13E",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/computer-forensics/"
}

Record 813 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.