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Forensic Tools for Different Subdivisions

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Fundamental Computing Forensics for Africa

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The different domains of forensic science and their applications are discussed in 3. This chapter reviews the forensic tools used in different domains and how they are used to tackle crimes. The Tables below shows the domain, tool, description and the platforms each of the forensic tool operates. This is not a full list of all the forensic tools. They are only chosen for illustrative purposes.

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    Aamo Iorliam

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Iorliam, A. (2018). Forensic Tools for Different Subdivisions. In: Fundamental Computing Forensics for Africa. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94499-9_4

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