Improving SMART Phone Investigation Methods

Improving SMART Phone Investigation Methods

The convergence of services in SMART Technologies such as iPhones, Androids and multiple tablet work surfaces challenges the scope of any forensic investigation to include cloud environments. The analysis of current investigation guidelines suggests that each element in an investigation requires an independent procedure to assure the preservation of evidence. At present digital forensic investigators are faced with many different digital forensics investigation process models advocating best practices for extracting and preserving evidence. SMART technologies have created a problem where an investigator must apply many previously used models to collect and preserve digital evidence.