Some aspect of forensic in digital future
Keywords:
forensic, digital forensic investigation, identification, digitalizationAbstract
Purpose
The forensic concept related to the grooving digitalization process should continue to keep the main focus to provide support for legal proceedings and follow defined and adopted guidelines. Nowadays, the application of technology has become dominant in many aspects of everyday life, enabled by the digitalization of processes and the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in all spheres of life. Technologies such as communication networks, mobile devices, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, cloud-based services, and cyber-physical systems bring many benefits but also challenges. At the same time that brings a new threat to cyber security, and it is an emerging issue.
Design/Methods/Approach
Achieving continuity in the development of forensic methods is imperative to be followed up in modern society. Monitoring the development and enabling the application of new technological solutions in the field of determining the identity of a person requires significant resources and adjustments while preserving the existing systems in accordance with the normative framework. Literature was reviewed, actual regulation development regarding the application of new technologies with general assessment and correlation with the state of play nowadays.
Findings
There is great diversity of digital devices constantly increasing, data storage capacity is growing exponentially as well as the need to process ever-larger datasets with ubiquitous time imperatives, especially when used by law enforcement agencies. Generally estimated alignment with global trends, with state of play nowadays. These include both applied and theoretical published research considerations. It helps to get an early start in researching new techniques because of the increasingly stringent accrediting requirements for any new technique from the forensic perspective.
Originality/Value
With respect to general trends in digitalization processes in all spheres of life it is tried to identify the effect that it has on forensic methodologies that might be used for personal identification. According to that, it was recognized an urgent need for identifying new technologies and measures that have to be taken into consideration in order to be capable to give the right answer from the forensic point of view. The surveys carried out to date have identified various areas within the field identification where it would be valuable to direct further efforts and to engage in research.
Keywords: forensic, digital forensic investigation, identification, digitalization.
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