Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Frontiers in Communications and Networks
Publication Date
7-26-2023
Abstract
Small-scale digital devices like smartphones, smart toys, drones, gaming consoles, tablets, and other personal data assistants have now become ingrained constituents in our daily lives. These devices store massive amounts of data related to individual traits of users, their routine operations, medical histories, and financial information. At the same time, with continuously evolving technology, the diversity in operating systems, client storage localities, remote/cloud storages and backups, and encryption practices renders the forensic analysis task multi-faceted. This makes forensic investigators having to deal with an array of novel challenges. This study reviews the forensic frameworks and procedures used in investigating small-scale digital devices. While highlighting the challenges faced by digital forensics, we explore how cutting-edge technologies like Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science may play a role in remedying concerns. The review aims to accumulate state-of-the-art and identify a futuristic approach for investigating SSDDs.
DOI Link
ISSN
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Volume
4
First Page
1212743
Last Page
1212743
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Keywords
digital forensics, investigation, smartphone, drone, gaming console, IoT forensics
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Iqbal, Farkhund; Jaffri, Aasia; Khalid, Zainab; MacDermott, Aine; Ali, Qazi Ejaz; and Hung, Patrick C. K., "Forensic investigation of small-scale digital devices: a futuristic view" (2023). All Works. 6007.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/6007
Indexed in Scopus
no
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series