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Digital Forensics Software

Every aspect of emergency management will have a digital tool.

In the old, old days, we had telephones and radios. Fax machines expanded our universe, then came pagers, followed by computers, email, the Internet and then cellphones. Let's not forget about tablets, apps, blogs, webpages and digital warning systems, the cloud, hacking, and finally criminal enterprise focused on our digital world. There have been changes in technology in the last 27 years that I've worked on in the civilian side of emergency management.

With all these advancements, come threats and figuring out what is happening on our networks in real time. Thus, there is a role for digital forensics. See the interview below with one provider that shows what is possible to counter the threats. 

How Digital Forensics Software Is Bringing ‘CSI’-Type Work to Real Life.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.