Advances in Digital Forensics

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Abstract This literature review examines current research into the field of digital forensics and advances in the field of law enforcement. Today digital forensics is a major department within most law enforcement agencies but that has not always been that way. As computer technology continues to advance, the forensic tools and techniques used to extract forensic evidence must also remain current. If those tools and techniques become antiquated, the admissibility of prosecutorial evidence will not withstand the legal challenges. An annotated bibliography is included for further information on the topic. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Background 5 Current Forensic Tools and Methods 5 The Future of Digital Forensics 6 Digital Forensics Law Investigations 7 Admissibility of Evidence and Ethical Considerations 8 Conclusion 9 References 10 Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction Digital forensic science is not a new field of science. It has been around for several years’ even decades. One of the first indications of law enforcement adaptation to the advances in computer crime came in 1990 with the introduction of UK’s Computer Misuse Act (Cullery, 2003). The act addressed the law issue of computer crimes and focused on the criminality of using computers as tool to harm others. The field of digital forensics involves extracting data from digital devices. No one could have imagined that the field would grow so rapidly. Since the 1990s, digital devices have been transformed from plain ordinary hard drives to smart phones. Digital forensic investigations have also been transformed from using DOS based systems to extract data to today’s standards of using “clean rooms” to ensure the reliability of the data extracted. This paper will examine past and current forensic techniques used in obtaining criminal evidence and

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