Computer Forensics in the Global Enterprise

The increase in cyber-crime has created the need for security technologies that are always one step ahead of the criminal. Computer forensics and incident response solutions allow a corporation to self-regulate and investigate their infrastructure with a significantly increased level of assurance; identifying the root cause of an incident and verifying the integrity of critical information. Many countries have enacted laws that call for corporations to implement extensive incident response policies and forensic capabilities. These laws are designed to protect both customers and ultimately, corporations. Government regulatory bodies are frequently requesting discovery from corporations in relation to certain investigations or allegations. Corporations are held responsible for conducting forensic-level investigations on their own. If a corporation does not have the adequate resources to perform such an investigation, these regulatory bodies may assign a third-party to conduct the discovery, significantly disrupting business processes and giving the corporation no control over the direction of the inquiry. With round-the-clock access of multi-national business environments, and real-time, anywhere response capabilities, network-enabled computer forensics provides the missing link in the security arsenal of today’s corporations.