Advances in Digital Forencics II describes original research results and innovative application in the emerging discipline of digital forensics. In addition, It highlights some of the major technical and legal issues related to digital evidence and electronic crime investigations. The areas of coverage include:

• Themes and Issues in Digital Forensics
• Evidence Collecting and Handling
• Forensic Techniques
• Operating System and File System Forensics
• Network Forensics
• Portable Electronic Device Forensics
• Linux and File System Forensics
• Training, Governance and Legal Issues

This book is the second volume in the annual series produced by the International Federation for Information Processing (FIP) Working Group 11.9 on Digital Forensics. An international community of scientists, engineers and practioners dedicated to advancing the state of the art of research and practice in digital forensics. The book contains a selection of twenty-eight edited papers from the second annual IFIP WG11.9 Conference on Digital Forensics. held at the National Center for Forensic Science, Orlando, Florida, USA in the spring of 2006.

Adances in Digital Forensics II is an important resource for researchers, faculty members and graduate students, as well as for practitioners and individuals engaged in research and development efforts for the law enforcement and intelligence communities.

Contents - Contributing Authors, Preface, Part 1 - Themes and Issues, Part 2 - Evidence Collection and Handling, Part 3 - Forensic Techniques, Part 4 - Operating System and File System Forensics, Part 5 - Network Forensics, Part 6 - Portable Electronic Device Forensics, Part 7 - Training, Governance and Legal Issues.