Digital Forensics for Network, Internet, and Cloud Computing

Chapter 10. Legal Implications and Considerations

…our social norms are evolving away from the storage of personal data on computer hard drives to retention of that information in the “cloud,” on servers owned by internet service providers.

State v. Bellar (2009)

Information in This Chapter

■Internet Forensics

■Cloud Forensics

■International Complexities of Internet and Cloud Forensics

The tendency toward Internet and cloud computing is driven by myriad benefits associated with the capabilities. With Internet and cloud computing, start-up costs of obtaining software are avoided in addition to those associated with repair, upkeep, and ensuring state-of-the-art capability. Applications are hosted on a central server, enabling updates and maintenance by ...