From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Computer Forensics

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Current and future trends

Current and future trends

From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Computer Forensics

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Current and future trends

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- [Instructor] The good news for computer forensics professionals is that there are opportunities everywhere and there'll be even more because computer crimes are rising. The bad news is that criminals are getting more organized and sophisticated, making our job as investigators more challenging. There are many anti-forensics techniques that individuals can use when committing crimes in cyberspace. It's now a common practice to adopt one or more of these approaches to evade detection. Encryption is a huge challenge because it scrambles evidence and renders it useless. All mainstream operating systems or OS vendors are providing advanced encryption capabilities for mobile devices and personal computers to protect the privacy of their customers. Users can quickly and easily turn encryption on without expert knowledge. Some of you may remember a controversy surrounding Apple not providing technical support for bypassing…

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