The major goal of Cyber Forensics is to recognize, gather, protect and examine data in such a way that protects the integrity of the collected evidence to use it efficiently and effectively in the court of law. 

Digital Forensics Specialists are generally consulted to investigate cyber-crimes, crimes that involve a security breach in a system or network. When a cyber-crime occurs, digital forensics specialists can assist in various ways. Their services range from securing confidential information that has been accessed by hackers to reconstructing data from computers or networks believed to have been involved in committing a crime and/or breach of contract.

Digital forensics can be useful to corporations as well as law firms. The field of forensics is simple in theory, but complex in practice. Information must be preserved in a forensically sound manner to have value!