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Applying A Contingency Framework To Digital Forensic Processes In Cloud Based Acquisitions, Diane Barrett
Applying A Contingency Framework To Digital Forensic Processes In Cloud Based Acquisitions, Diane Barrett
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
The change in business models to incorporate a wide variety of cloud computing environments has resulted in the escalation of computer crimes in the areas of security breaches and hacking. Methods to acquire evidence in a cloud computing environment are limited due to the complexity of the cloud environment. Since digital acquisition processes in cloud computing environments are still in the infancy stages, there have been no studies in the application of existing frameworks to this type environment based on traditional forensic processes.
This paper describes a qualitative study conducted to develop a robust contingency framework for deciding when to …