Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

7Digital Forensics as a Service: Analysis for Forensic Knowledge

Soumi Banerjee*, Anita Patil^†, Dipti Jadhav^‡ and Gautam Borkar^§

Department of Information Technology, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, DY Patil deemed to be University, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India

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Abstract

Any machine exposed to the Internet today is at the risk of being attacked and compromised. The popularity of the internet is not only changing our life view, but also changing the view of crime in our society and all over the world. The reason for Forensic Investigation is increased computer crime. Digital technology is experiencing an explosion in growth and applications. This explosion has created the new concept of the cyber-criminal, and the need for security and forensics experts in the digital environment. The purpose of digital forensics is to answer investigative or legal questions to prove or disprove a court case. To ensure that innocent parties are not convicted and that guilty parties are convicted, it is mandatory to have a complete forensic process carried out by a qualified investigator who implements quality control measures and follows standards. In this paper, types of Digital Forensics with their tools and techniques of investigation are discussed. This chapter also involves the challenges in carrying ...