An integrated conceptual digital forensic framework for cloud computing

Digital Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-80

  Martini, Ben ^a   Choo, Kim Kwang Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Cloud forensics; Computer forensics; Digital evidence; Digital forensics; Forensic computing

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; COMPUTER CRIME; CRIME; DIGITAL FORENSICS; DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; ELECTRONIC CRIME COUNTERMEASURES; ITERATIVE METHODS;

CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS; CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES; CLOUD FORENSICS; DEPLOYMENT MODELS; DIGITAL EVIDENCE; FORENSIC COMPUTING; FORENSIC METHODOLOGIES; LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES;

COMPUTER FORENSICS;

EID: 84870243026     PISSN: 17422876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diin.2012.07.001     Document Type: Review

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