Chapter 3

Microsoft SkyDrive Cloud Storage Forensic Analysis

Cloud storage services such as the popular Microsoft® SkyDrive® provide both organizational and individual users a cost-effective, and in some cases free, way of accessing, storing, and disseminating data. The identification of digital evidence relating to cloud storage services can, however, be a challenge in a digital forensic investigation. Using SkyDrive as a case study, we identify the types of terrestrial artifacts that are likely to remain on a client’s machine (in the context of our experiments, computer hard drive and iPhone), and where the access point(s) for digital forensic practitioners are, that will allow them to undertake steps to secure evidence in a timely fashion. ...

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