New York Computer Forensics Show to be held in New York 19-20 April

Infragard will be sponsoring the New York Computer Forensics Show on 19-20 April at 7 West New York Convention Center. The organization points out that computer forensics is becoming more and more important for IT professionals, lawyers, and accountants will

For lawyers: The Computer Forensics Show will focus on topics of interest to legal and risk management professionals and will address the key issues that relate to what they need to know about the industry, and how computer forensics can help drive revenue for their practice.

“Like it or not, every computer is a potential crime scene and must be treated with care,” say the organizers. “When companies need to conduct internal investigations — especially those involving litigation — discovering and maintaining evidence becomes paramount.”

For some companies, it is not a question if one of their computers will be used as evidence in a legal matter; it is a question of when. “No longer can parties or their counsel claim to be unaware of digital data. Instead, judges are expecting e-savvy litigators in their courtrooms.”

Today’s business environment continues to become more and more complex — with strict regulatory and compliance requirements, increased scrutiny and the ever-present threat of litigation. Because the majority of information today is created and available only in an electronic format, electronic data and the ability to properly address it in a defensible manner are increasingly critical to the legal process. These services are vital to any individual, company, or law practice with cases that deal with sensitive information stored on digital media.

For IT professionals: Computer Forensics is widely used in prosecutors’ offices, law firms, consulting firms, police departments, law enforcement organizations, Immigration and Naturalization Services, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the U.S. Customs Service, among numerous other industries.

The rate of fraud, abuse and criminal activity on IT systems by hackers, private contractors and even employees is increasing exponentially. Corporate IT, law enforcement and information security professionals are often required to perform computer forensics activities on their jobs.

“For IT professionals already familiar with computer forensics, The Computer Forensics Show assembles the leading minds and operational experts in the industry who will inform you about industry developments, technology advances and trends,” the organizers say.

For individuals and companies currently not familiar with computer forensics, the show will address issues that their organization needs to be aware of and to help them prepare to deal with potential problem areas that may dramatically impact the company’s bottom line.

For accountants: Forensic accounting is the fastest-growing area of accounting. The demand for forensic accountants and fraud investigators is rapidly growing. Federal, state, and local governmental agencies, like the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Offices of Inspector General, all have a need for accountants and others with forensic investigation skills. In the private sector, recent legislation (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and auditing standards (Statement on Auditing Standard No. 99) require companies and their auditors to be more aggressive in detecting and preventing fraud. This increases the demand for forensic accountants and fraud investigators in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and in accounting firms.

To learn more about the show go to its Web site.