Title: Module 4 Introduction
Course: CAP 2141 Digital Forensics II > Section: Module 4 E-mail Investigations

Introduction

Email is the most used communication method for businesses and individuals today. Studies have shown that more email is generated every day than phone conversations and paper documents combined. Businesses and individuals alike all rely on email distribution of documents, requests, and general conversations. Email forensic analysis of clients and servers has been in the spotlight of civil and criminal cases worldwide. No email fraud or document discovery is complete without requesting, investigating and organizing email.

Objectives

At the end of this module the student will be able to:

- Explain the role of e-mail in investigations
- Describe client and server roles in e-mail
- Describe tasks in investigating e-mail crimes and violations
- Explain the use of e-mail server logs
- Describe some available e-mail computer forensics tools

Readings and Resources

- Textbook: Chapter 12 pg. 451-487
- Mbox: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbox
- MIME: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME