Computers are used daily by many people as a communications tool.   Consequently, many applications generate and store several files.   On many occasions such files contain confidential data that the user may not want divulged where as an investigator might want to analyze to see if any crime was committed using that computer.   The end user would normally expect reasonable security precautions to be in place for protecting sensitive data, especially when the computer is part of a network.   The criminal user would want to hide the information on the computer where as a Computer Forensics investigator would want to find out the hidden information for evidence.   My goal in this presentation is to lay out the Computer Forensics capabilities and how security and privacy aspects are important in this context.   I would spell out a set of 10 policies that could be considered as the basis for considering the privacy aspects in light of Computer Forensics capabilities.

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About the Speaker

Srinivasan (nickname Srini) is a Professor of Computer Information Systems and Director, Center for Information Assurance at the University of Louisville.   He joined U of L in 1987.   Prior to that he taught at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN, and the University of Akron in Akron, OH. His research interests are in Information Security.   He has published several papers in both Mathematics and Computer Science.   He spent his most recent sabbatical year (2000 – 2001) at UPS in Louisville, working on a major database project and is getting ready for his next sabbatical (2007 – 2008).    He is heading the InfoSec program development at the University of Louisville, which was recently designated a National Center of Academic Excellence by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. Also, he is leading U of L's Gifted Student Summer Program, which attracts bright students to a three-week summer academic program at U of L.   This program has attracted students from all parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Georgia, New York, Texas, and India.   Currently he concentrates his teaching in Information Security and Databases.   He volunteers his time extensively for public education causes.