Digital forensics deals with the acquisition, preservation, examination, analysis and presentation of electronic evidence. Networked computing, wireless communications and portable electronic devices have expanded the role of digital forensics beyond traditional computer crime investigations. Practically every crime now involves some aspect of digital evidence; digital forensics provides the techniques and tools to articulate this evidence. Digital forensics also has myriad intelligence applications. Furthermore, it has a vital role in information assurance -- investigations of security breaches yield valuable information that can be used to design more secure systems.

Themes and Issues.- Digital Forensics as a Surreal Narrative.- Digital Forensic Research: The Good, the Bad and the Unaddressed.- Towards a Formalization of Digital Forensics.- Forensic Techniques.- Bulk Email Forensics.- Analyzing the Impact of a Virtual Machine on a Host Machine.- Temporal Analysis of Windows MRU Registry Keys.- Using DCT Features for Printing Technique and Copy Detection.- Source Camera Identification Using Support Vector Machines.- Forensic Analysis of the Sony Playstation Portable.- Integrity and Privacy.- Implementing Boot Control for Windows Vista.- A Forensic Framework for Handling Information Privacy Incidents.- Network Forensics.- Tracking Contraband Files Transmitted Using Bittorrent.- A Model for Foxy Peer-to-Peer Network Investigations.- Detecting Fraud in Internet Auction Systems.- Forensic Computing.- A Cloud Computing Platform for Large-Scale Forensic Computing.- Password Cracking Using Sony Playstations.- Investigative Techniques.- A Cost-Effective Model for Digital Forensic Investigations.- Analysis of the Digital Evidence Presented in the Yahoo! Case.- Legal Issues.- Assessing the Legal Risks in Network Forensic Probing.- A Survey of the Legal Issues Facing Digital Forensic Experts.- An Extended Model for E-Discovery Operations.- Evidence Management.- Concept Mapping for Digital Forensic Investigations.- System Support for Forensic Inference.