From Computer Forensics to Forensic Computing: Investigators Investigate, Scientists Associate
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- This paper draws a comparison of fundamental theories in traditional forensic science and the state of the art in current computer forensics, thereby identifying a certain disproportion between the perception of central aspects in common theory and the digital forensics reality. We propose a separation of what is currently demanded of practitioners in digital forensics into a rigorous scientific part on the one hand, and a more general methodology of searching and seizing digital evidence and conducting digital investigations on the other. We thereby mark out the route for computer forensics to turn into a true forensic science. To illustrate the feasibility of the proposed path, we supplyThis paper draws a comparison of fundamental theories in traditional forensic science and the state of the art in current computer forensics, thereby identifying a certain disproportion between the perception of central aspects in common theory and the digital forensics reality. We propose a separation of what is currently demanded of practitioners in digital forensics into a rigorous scientific part on the one hand, and a more general methodology of searching and seizing digital evidence and conducting digital investigations on the other. We thereby mark out the route for computer forensics to turn into a true forensic science. To illustrate the feasibility of the proposed path, we supply a couple of practical examples, as well as a list of exemplary questions that should be answered by digital forensic scientists.…
Author: | Andreas Dewald, Felix C. Freiling |
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Persistent identifiers - URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:29-opus4-47508 |
ISSN: | 2191-5008 |
Title of the journal / compilation (English): | Technical Reports |
Series (Volume number): | Technical reports / Department Informatik (CS-2014-04) |
Document Type: | Report |
Language: | English |
Year of publication: | 2014 |
Publishing Institution: | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) |
Release Date: | 2014/06/10 |
Tag: | Forensische Informatik Forensic Computing |
SWD-Keyword: | Digital Forensics; IT-Forensics; Computer Forensics |
Volume/year: | 2014 |
Length/size: | 10 |
Institutes: | Technische Fakultät / Department Informatik |
CCS-Classification: | J. Computer Applications / J.m MISCELLANEOUS |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 0 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke / 00 Informatik, Wissen, Systeme / 000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
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