IN THIS CHAPTER, you will learn about the relationship between incident response and forensics. When an incident occurs, be it a disaster or an intrusion, forensics may be the best method to discover what went wrong and, thus, work to avoid reoccurrence. Forensic techniques also provide methods for recovering data in the event of a disaster. It is always possible that the disaster was caused by an act leading to criminal prosecution or an act of negligence that would warrant civil litigation.