Computers have become indispensable to businesses. The rise of eCommerce has allowed companies to achieve even greater heights by allowing them to market their products in the International market at low cost. However, even as this technology is being improved to help people and business, there are a set of people who try to exploit the system. They take advantage of the people’s dependability on these technologies and try to use it for their personal evil gains.
For instance, online shopping has simplified the lives of the people allowing them to purchase products with a few mouse clicks. However, the evil geniuses try to steal the credit card information of the customers and rob them of their hard-earned money. So, even as the computer and internet technologies are getting more and more popular, the computer crimes are also increasing at a very fast pace.
In order to nab these computer criminals, the law enforcement division has sought the assistance of computer specialists. With the increase in these computer crimes, these specialists have made a profession out of using their expertise to help others detect computer frauds and crimes. This has led to the emergence of computer forensics. Computer forensics involves identifying, retrieving and presenting the data in a well-documented form that could be used as legal evidence in a court.
Improving the Awareness on Computer Forensics
More than 30% of the time the employees in an office use the Internet to browse personal information. Not only is this a complete waste of bandwidth, but it also eats into the productivity time. And shockingly, in about 70% of these cases, employees use internet to view or forward adult-related contents! In the same spirit, some employees could also be using the internet to transmit sensitive company information to the competitors for monetary gains.
The employees could also copy company confidential information through storage devices such as pen drive or CD that you could hardly notice. They can also transmit malicious viruses and spy ware into the network causing a wreckage of computers that are connected. They could steal customer’s personal information or client information that could prove detrimental to the business.
Companies that provide computer forensic services could spread the awareness of these threats using media such as newspaper, internet, etc. They could also organise a seminar on the possible threats for the company heads to attend. Apart from this, even the government should take steps to spread the awareness of computer forensics among companies in the best interest of not just the companies but millions of customers who could also be victimised by these crimes.
Common Objections to Computer Forensics
There are various reasons why a company is reluctant to seek the assistance of a computer forensic expert in case of a security breach or computer crime. In order for you to better understand about these services, I have compiled the objections that the companies have towards seeking their services and my answers to their doubts.
Objection: The services are costly and could cost hundreds of pounds.
Answer: Due to computer crime such as losing your customers’ credit card details, you could end up losing your customers and face heavy lawsuits. Unless you are able to nab the culprit, you might not be able to put an end to these crimes and might be pushed to shut down your business. Is it not worth spending a few hundred pounds to avoid this?
Objection: Having spent so much money towards the service, will the court consider computer forensic results as a valid proof?
Answer: As long as the case has been handled by a computer forensic expert and the data is not tampered with, it could be accepted as legal evidence.
Objection: How would the judge be able to understand the evidence provided by the expert?
Answer: An expert would just not help to procure the lost data, but document it in a manner understandable to everyone.
Objection: How would you be able to prove a crime if the culprit erases all the proofs of his crime from the system?
Answer: Even after a culprit has deleted the proof of his crime, it is still possible to retrieve the deleted information and prove his crime.
Once you are able to make companies understand the effectiveness of computer forensics in solving corporate crimes, they would definitely opt for your service. So, it is up to you to make them see the advantages of it. By doing so, you could establish and expand your own business along with the satisfaction of helping others run a problem-free business.