Tag: Investigation
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An Argument for Assumed Extra-territorial Consent During Cybercrime Investigations
During cybercrime investigations it’s common to find that a suspect has used technology in a country outside of the territorial jurisdiction of Law Enforcement investigating the case. The suspects themselves may also be located outside of the territory of the investigating group. A country may be able to claim jurisdiction over a suspect or device…
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Challenges with Automation in Digital Forensic Investigations
Abstract The use of automation in digital forensic investigations is not only a technological issue, but also has political and social implications. This work discusses some challenges with the implementation and acceptance of automation in digital forensic investigation, and possible implications for current digital forensic investigators. Current attitudes towards the use of automation in digital forensic investigations are examined, as…
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Signature Based Detection of User Events for Post-Mortem Forensic Analysis
The concept of signatures is used in many fields, normally for the detection of some sort of pattern. For example, antivirus and network intrusion detection systems sometimes implement signature matching to attempt to differentiate legitimate code or network traffic from malicious data. The principle of these systems that that within a given set of data, malicious data…
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Automata Intersection to Test Possibility of Statements in Investigations
When conducting an investigation, many statements are given by witnesses and suspects. A “witness” could be considered as anything that provides information about the occurrence of an event. While a witness may traditionally be a human, a digital device – such as a computer or cell phone – could also help to provide information about…