Computer Forensics is the scientific gathering of computer data by a recognised expert in accordance with non invasive, pre-defined procedures and utilising recognised methodologies that will ensure the findings will be admissable as evidence in a court of law.

It is increasingly being used by Law Enforcement Agencies, employers and private investigators as another tool in their armoury to catch people they suspect.

Every day billions of bytes of computer data are transferred between computers, most of it being transferred for legitimate reasons. However, it is now accepted that computers have become valuable tools in the planning and execution of criminal activities and those perpetrating such activities are using all means possible to hide their traces. However, each piece of data has its own individual and very unique fingerprint, which can be captured and identified by the use of computer forensics tools and techniques.