Browsing: Digital Forensics

As technology advances, the threat of cybercrime has become increasingly concerning for individuals, organizations, and governments. Cybercrime can take many forms, including copyright Infringement, Cyberstalking, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, extortion, fraud, identity theft, online predators, personal data breaches, and prohibited/illegal content.

Digital forensics is the process of identifying, preserving, collecting, analyzing, and presenting digital evidence in a way that is admissible in the court of law. It has advantages such as ensuring the integrity of computer systems, producing evidence in court, tracking cybercriminals, and preventing cyber attacks. However, it is an expensive process, requires technical knowledge, and the evidence produced must be authentic and according to specified standards.

This article discusses some of the best digital forensic tools that can be used to analyze digital evidence effectively and efficiently, providing valuable data in legal proceedings. The tools include ProDiscover Forensic, Autopsy – Sleuth Kit (+Autopsy), Computer Aided Investigative Environment (CAINE), EnCase, SIFT Workstation, Imager FTK, Bulk Extractor, Framework for Digital Forensics, ExifTool, X-Ways Forensics, Magnet RAM capture, Wireshark, Registry Recon, and Xplico.

Cyber forensics is an essential process that is critical to maintaining digital security and investigating cybercrime. Its applications in commercial, civil, and criminal investigations are numerous, and its systematic approach to collecting and analyzing digital evidence ensures that the facts are presented accurately in court. Cyber forensic experts play an important role in the administration of justice, and their specialized knowledge and skills are crucial in identifying and prosecuting cybercriminals.

In the study, renowned cognitive bias expert Itiel Dror and co-author Nina Sunde illustrated that experts tended to find more or less evidence on a suspect’s computer hard drive to implicate or exonerate them depending on the contextual information about the investigation that they were given. Moreover, even those presented with the same information often reached different conclusions about the evidence.