2006, Vol.13, No.4

Informatization Policy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 4.08

pISSN : 1598-3498
https://journal.kci.go.kr/nia

The Digital Forensics is a technology to capture and analyze the digital evidences that have to be submitted to the court, and many organizations and enterprises in the IT field are especially interested in the technology. The integrity and reliability of the digital evidences are dependent on the analysts' specialty because the process to capture and analyze the digital evidences is technically complicate and difficult. To improve the quality of the process, the research on the advanced technology of the digital forensics and participation of many IT experts are required. In this paper, we explain the overview of the digital forensics, the introduction of digital forensics tools and the procedure of the digital forensics, and suggest the development plan of digital forensics industry, the education plan of digital forensics experts, and the prospect of the digital forensics field. Nowadays, the research on the digital forensics technology is actively performed in the world and it is considered as the core technology in the IT field to realize the ubiquitous computing environment. Furthermore, as new forensics technology is researched and developed more systematically and actively, the new business area can be created. In addition, the digital forensics using the high technology can greatly contribute to the protection of the human rights of the machinery of law and the materialization of the judicature justice.

The use of electronic mail and messenger software tools has been increased rapidly over a decade. Compared to the variety of research related to the relationship between personal psychological traits and communication modes, effects of human psychology on online activities have only recently become a focus of interest. This research analyzed the relationship between personal psychological types and online connectivity. We employed network analysis methodology and collected and analyzed data from 146 subjects. Significant differences in network measures were found among groups with different psychological types. Findings of the research can provide several implications for managerial activities regarding social connectivity.

Intellectual Property Law leading the industrial development in the age of knowledge information vs Antitrust Law as the basis of competition policy - are these two laws opposing or possible to be harmoniously construed? The question still remains controversial. The following issue is still questionable: Exclusiveness as a main feature of intellectual property has been held a monopoly for last several years. Intellectual property such as a patent has seemed to be in conflict with antitrust law which prevents or blocks up monopoly. In modern times, it becomes much important to harmonize intellectual property with competition policies, and to reasonably construct an unfair term of license contract. Under the circumstances where antitrust law must regulate misuse of license, its reinforcement of regulation might be pro-competition in a short period, but it would bring a negative effect to competition with less innovation on a long term basis. However, intellectual property law is not far from antitrust law. Rather, it is on the extension of competition policies from a broader viewpoint. Therefore, it is necessary to consider harmonization in the aspect of legislative policies.