A Revised Forensic Process for Aligning the Investigation Process with the Design of Forensic-Enabled Cloud Services
Authors: Simou, S., Kalloniatis, C., Gritzalis, S. and Katos, V.
Journal: Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume: 1111 CCIS
Pages: 161-177
eISSN: 1865-0937
ISSN: 1865-0929
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37545-4_11
Abstract:The design and implementation of cloud services, without taking under consideration the forensic requirements and the investigation process, makes the acquisition and examination of data, complex and demanding. The evidence gathered from the cloud may not become acceptable and admissible in the court. A literature gap in supporting software engineers so as to elicit and model forensic-related requirements exists. In order to fill the gap, software engineers should develop cloud services in a forensically sound manner. In this paper, a brief description of the cloud forensic-enabled framework is presented (adding some new elements) so as to understand the role of the design of forensic-enabled cloud services in a cloud forensic investigation. A validation of the forensic requirements is also produced by aligning the stages of cloud forensic investigation process with the framework’s forensic requirements. In this way, on one hand, a strong relationship is built between these two elements and emphasis is given to the role of the forensic requirements and their necessity in supporting the investigation process. On the other hand, the alignment assists towards the identification of the degree of the forensic readiness of a cloud service against a forensic investigation.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33212/
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A Revised Forensic Process for Aligning the Investigation Process with the Design of Forensic-Enabled Cloud Services
Authors: Simou, S., Kalloniatis, C., Gritzalis, S. and Katos, V.
Conference: e-Democracy 2019: E-Democracy – Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age
Pages: 161-177
ISBN: 9783030375447
ISSN: 1865-0929
Abstract:© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020. The design and implementation of cloud services, without taking under consideration the forensic requirements and the investigation process, makes the acquisition and examination of data, complex and demanding. The evidence gathered from the cloud may not become acceptable and admissible in the court. A literature gap in supporting software engineers so as to elicit and model forensic-related requirements exists. In order to fill the gap, software engineers should develop cloud services in a forensically sound manner. In this paper, a brief description of the cloud forensic-enabled framework is presented (adding some new elements) so as to understand the role of the design of forensic-enabled cloud services in a cloud forensic investigation. A validation of the forensic requirements is also produced by aligning the stages of cloud forensic investigation process with the framework’s forensic requirements. In this way, on one hand, a strong relationship is built between these two elements and emphasis is given to the role of the forensic requirements and their necessity in supporting the investigation process. On the other hand, the alignment assists towards the identification of the degree of the forensic readiness of a cloud service against a forensic investigation.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33212/
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