Full title in original language:
Managing digital forensic knowledge an applied approach
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Cybercrime Cybercrime investigationTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Individual authors:
David P. Biros, Mark Weiser, John Witfield
Publication year:
2007
Published by:
Proceedings of the 5th Australian Digital Forensics Conference, Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia
Copyright holder:
© Biros, Weiser, Whitfield
Contact name and address:
Edith Cowan University
Contact website:
Key themes:
cyber, cybercrime, forensic, investigation
Links:
Short description:
The science of digital forensics is continually changing as technological advances are made and new digital devices are developed. This environment forces analysts to regularly extend their skills with training and frequent research to develop new and admissible The science of digital forensics is continually changing as technological advances are made and new digital devices are developed. This environment forces analysts to regularly extend their skills with training and frequent research to develop new and admissible techniques. Unfortunately, the same and similar methods are re-discovered by other analysts who are unaware of earlier peer efforts. The situation is aggravated by a nearly universal backlog in qualified digital forensics facilities. This leaves little time for communication between analysts even within a single agency. To address these issues and facilitate an increase in efficiency across all law enforcement agencies, the authors apply the lessons of knowledge management to digital forensics and extend them with special characteristics required by the law enforcement profession. The result is the development of the National Repository of Digital Forensic Intelligence. This system has been implemented in the largest accredited digital forensics lab in the world and is currently being extended to many other local, state, and federal agencies to increase effectiveness and efficiency among analysts.