Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Computers and Security

Publication Date

3-1-2016

Abstract

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The number of successful cyber attacks continues to increase, threatening financial and personal security worldwide. Cyber/digital forensics is undergoing a paradigm shift in which evidence is frequently massive in size, demands live acquisition, and may be insufficient to convict a criminal residing in another legal jurisdiction. This paper presents the findings of the first broad needs analysis survey in cyber forensics in nearly a decade, aimed at obtaining an updated consensus of professional attitudes in order to optimize resource allocation and to prioritize problems and possible solutions more efficiently. Results from the 99 respondents gave compelling testimony that the following will be necessary in the future: (1) better education/training/certification (opportunities, standardization, and skill-sets); (2) support for cloud and mobile forensics; (3) backing for and improvement of open-source tools (4) research on encryption, malware, and trail obfuscation; (5) revised laws (specific, up-to-date, and which protect user privacy); (6) better communication, especially between/with law enforcement (including establishing new frameworks to mitigate problematic communication); (7) more personnel and funding.

ISSN

0167-4048

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

Volume

57

First Page

1

Last Page

13

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

Computer forensics, Cyber forensics, Digital forensics, Mobile forensics, Needs analysis, Open source, Privacy, Research, Survey, Tools

Scopus ID

84948443109

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Green: A manuscript of this publication is openly available in a repository

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