Cloud Storage Forensics - Softcover

Quick, Darren; Martini, Ben; Choo, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0124199704 ISBN 13: 9780124199705

Publisher: Syngress, 2014

Synopsis

To reduce the risk of digital forensic evidence being called into question in judicial proceedings, it is important to have a rigorous methodology and set of procedures for conducting digital forensic investigations and examinations. Digital forensic investigation in the cloud computing environment, however, is in infancy due to the comparatively recent prevalence of cloud computing. Cloud Storage Forensics presents the first evidence-based cloud forensic framework. Using three popular cloud storage services and one private cloud storage service as case studies, the authors show you how their framework can be used to undertake research into the data remnants on both cloud storage servers and client devices when a user undertakes a variety of methods to store, upload, and access data in the cloud. By determining the data remnants on client devices, you gain a better understanding of the types of terrestrial artifacts that are likely to remain at the Identification stage of an investigation. Once it is determined that a cloud storage service account has potential evidence of relevance to an investigation, you can communicate this to legal liaison points within service providers to enable them to respond and secure evidence in a timely manner.

About this title

Review:

"The authors discuss the challenges that the use of cloud computing presents for investigators, and propose a framework to support forensic investigations that involve cloud storage...This is a good, concise work on a subject of growing importance."--Computing Reviews,July 21 2014

"...excellently written and categorized for each facet of forensics and security issues...Rarely is a book a valuable addition to your collection from both research and industrial perspectives."--Computing Reviews,July 23 2014

About the Author:

Darren Quick is an Electronic Evidence Specialist with the South Australia Police, and a PhD Scholar at the Information Assurance Research Group, Advanced Computing Research Centre at the University of South Australia. He has undertaken over 550 forensic investigations involving thousands of digital evidence items including; computers, hard drives, mobile telephones, servers, and portable storage devices. He holds a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security and Forensic Computing, and has undertaken formal training in a range of forensic software and analysis techniques. In 2012 Darren was awarded membership of the Golden Key International Honour Society. Darren has co-authored a number of publications in relation to digital forensic analysis and cloud storage, and is a member of the Board of Referees for Digital Investigation - The International Journal of Digital Forensics & Incident Response. He still has his first computer, a VIC20 in the original box.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syngress
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0124199704
• ISBN 13: 9780124199705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208