CHAPTER Why Do I Need an Expert? 7 INFORMATION IN THIS CHAPTER: l l Why hire a digital forensics expert? When to hire a digital forensics expert INTRODUCTION For convenience, digital forensics examiners will be referred to as experts through- out this book, even though the term "expert" is a legal term and is only valid in a court of law when someone passes the qualification tests of the court to be accepted as an expert. As there are different subdisciplines in the area of digital forensics, there