Book Review: Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations (3rd Ed.)

Nelson, B., Phillips, A., Enfinger, F., & Steuart, C. (2008). Guide to computer forensics and investigations (3rd ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. 693 pages, ISBN: 1-4180-6733-4 (paper). Reviewed by Keyu Jiang (kjiang@fhsu.edu) and Ruifeng Xuan (r_xuan@scatcat.fhsu.edu), Department of Information Networking and Telecommunications, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601 Nelson, Phillips, Enfinger, and Steuart’s book is about the science of computer forensics and its implications in crime investigations. This book is not intended to provide comprehensive training in computer forensics, but introduce the science the science of computer forensics and its implications in crime investigations.  It focused on establishing a solid foundation for those who are new to this field.  Nelson, Philips, Enfiger, and Steuart are experienced experts in different areas of computer forensics.  Different expertise makes this book could benefit many groups of people at different educational level and industrial background. (see PDF for full review)