Scenario: An employee working for a financial firm recently quit her job unexpectedly. Her employer, Big Financial Firm, had suspicions that she was overbilling her clients and pocketing the profits. The firm also discovered that several of her clients had been deleted from the system, which they suspect was to cover her tracks.
Keeping the following considerations in mind, answer the questions that follow: The person or agency the firm is likely to seek assistance from and their primary role in the investigation The process followed by the investigation team to create a "digital profile" of the former employee Programs available for recovering deleted records
Questions: What is the use of Internet cache, cookies, computer history, and bookmarks in discovering if a crime has occurred? Explain, with reasons. How is the use of a computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, e-mail, instant messaging, and hacking important in tracking a suspect and collecting the evidence needed to prove a crime has occurred?