Group Portion:

Create a report that will guide forensics investigators on how to conduct an investigation. The goal of the report is for an investigator to be able to follow this set of guidelines when conducting an investigation.

As a group, complete the following:

Determine what this plan is used for (e.g., a computer breech, a network breech, tracing e-mails, computer fraud, hacking a system, etc.). Create a list of at least 10-15 steps that should be followed in the investigation. Discuss the following, and then determine which of the following each individual team member will be responsible for: Describe the types of data that should be uncovered in the investigation. Detail the types of forensics tools that can be used to uncover the data. Discuss how that data is to be handled (i.e., collection, identification, transportation, storage, documenting the investigation, and chain of custody. Discuss warrants and privacy rights. Add a conclusion that discusses a plan to share your investigation with law enforcement. Individual Portion:

Based on the topic assigned to you, create a 1-page document. Your document will be incorporated into the final group project.

Group Deliverable:

Prepare the report of 5-8 pages. The report will include the following:

A title page and table of contents A list of 10-15 steps that should be followed in the investigation as determined during your group discussion Each individual portion on the topics outlined in the group portion A reference page of all references used A summary page of who was responsible for which topic