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Understanding evidence preservation and chain of custody

Understanding evidence preservation and chain of custody

From the course: Complete Guide to Cybersecurity: A Practical Approach

Understanding evidence preservation and chain of custody

- So let's go over evidence preservation and chain of custody. And evidence preservation is actually the process of protecting and maintaining the integrity of a physical or digital evidence. And it is extremely important because, of course, it ensures accurate and reliable outcomes in the investigation and legal proceedings. There are different types of evidence. Physical, documentary, digital, and testimonial evidence. Physical evidence refers to tangible objects or materials that are relevant to a case. That can be from fingerprints to clothing, to documents, different tools, other physical objects, even DNA samples, right? Now, documentary evidence, of course, consists of written and printed materials that hold significant value in a legal case. And, even though you may not be going in front of a judge to present this evidence, this type of evidence can include a lot of proof of events to establish a timeline and demonstrate a course of conduct. And, especially whenever you're…

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