Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence
Jr., Albert, Robert S. Marcella, Greenfield · Auerbach Publications eBooks · 2002
The dramatic increase in crimes involving the Internet, and computer crimes more generally, is well documented. The “2000 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey” documented that 90 percent of the 643 respondents (primarily large U.S. corporations and government agencies) detected computer security breaches within the last twelve months, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. In light of the increased criminal opportunities created by the ever-growing reliance on, and growing interconnectedness between network computers, there can be no doubt that experienced and sophisticated computer criminals pose a substantial challenge to law enforcement.