Cyber forensics is a rapidly expanding field that plays a crucial role in the investigation of digital crimes and security breaches. Here are many reasons that contribute to its growth Increasing Cybercrime Rates: As more activities move online, cybercriminals have expanded their activities, leading to a surge in cybercrimes. The ...
Web browsers are widely used to access different online platforms and services. Digital investigations pertaining to criminal cases, cybersecurity incidents, or other illicit actions require important insights into people’s online behaviour, which can be obtained through the analysis of browser artifacts. Cookies, cache files, downloaded files, and browsing histories are ...
Do disk forensics approaches such as block-level analysis apply to solid-state devices and flash drives? Flash drives completely eliminate the concept of a block or any rotating portion, so what happens now? Do your delete, erase, wipe, and format concepts continue to function similarly? So on and so forth.Do your ...
We are all familiar with the word “seeing is believing,” but in a moment where powerful editing technologies allow for easy manipulation of visual content, the line between reality and illusion becomes increasingly blurred. With our displays displaying stunning vistas, compelling experiences, and seemingly flawless appearances, we are forced to ...
Mobile Acquisition Possibilities Mobile devices provide a variety of possible acquisition opportunities. The capacity to collect a specific sort of acquisition will be determined by the mobile device’s make/model/operating system, as well as the lab’s accessible instruments. The mobile acquisitions include Full File System, Physical, Logical, After First Unlock (AFU), ...
Error deleting is never safe. In a file system, deleting a file just deletes the file’s entry (pointer) from the file index. Consequently, the actual data is still present on the disk and is simply retrievable with the use of a simple data recovery program. Thus, before discarding, donating, or ...
The name USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. A “bus” is a circuit link that transfers data or power between components in an electronic system. A “serial” bus sends data one bit at a time via a single wire. USB is an engineering standard that specifies the connectors and cables ...
We’ve been working with a computer forensics team for the past 1.5 years, and we have a checklist of typical questions to ask our clients before each engagement to prepare the necessary equipment and develop a timeline for computer imaging and analysis. Some of these queries include “How many computers ...
A VPN (or Virtual Private Network) is a technology that was primarily developed to serve businesses. Its major function was to provide secure, cost-effective, and flexible solutions to safeguard corporate networks. It made work tools and data accessible to employees while restricting access to everyone else. Rather than depending on ...