Digital Forensics Investigation Approaches in Mitigating Cybercrimes: A Review

Autor: Abdullahi Aminu Kazaure, Aman Jantan, Mohd Najwadi Yusoff
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2287-9099
2287-4577
DOI: 10.1633/JISTaP.2023.11.4.2
Popis: Cybercrime is a significant threat to Internet users, involving crimes committed using computers or computer networks. The landscape of cyberspace presents a complex terrain, making the task of tracing the origins of sensitive data a formidable and often elusive endeavor. However, tracing the source of sensitive data in online cyberspace is critically challenging, and detecting cyber-criminals on the other hand remains a time-consuming process, especially in social networks. Cyber-criminals target individuals for financial gain or to cause harm to their assets, resulting in the loss or theft of millions of user data over the past few decades. Forensic professionals play a vital role in conducting successful investigations and acquiring legally acceptable evidence admissible in court proceedings using modern techniques. This study aims to provide an overview of forensic investigation methods for extracting digital evidence from computer systems and mobile devices to combat persistent cybercrime. It also discusses current cybercrime issues and mitigation procedures.
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