Chapter 11: E-mail and Social Media Investigations

Here a message attempts to get personal information by luring readers with false promises.

Here the readers might go to the correct Web site address, but DNS poisoning takes them to a fake site.

A type of cyberattack that targets businesses by using emails with forged sender addresses.

The clue to the e-mail being a fake was the _______ number in the message’s header, which is unique to each message an e-mail server transmits.

A configuration where messages are distributed from a central server to may connected client computers.

involves the application of scientific knowledge to language in the context of criminal and civil law.

Way of determining message origin.

maintain logs of the inbound and outbound traffic routers handle.

maintain logs for firewalls that filter Internet traffic; these logs can help verify whether an e-mail message passed through the firewall.

maintain log files that track the Internet traffic destined for other networks or the network the firewalls are protecting.

A Microsoft system that enables different e-mail applications to work together.

It is an extension of the original SMTP email protocol. It lets users exchange different kinds of data files, including audio, video, images and application programs, over email.

These are not just used for communication but also used to conduct business, brag about criminal activities, raise money, and have class discussions.