Google drive: Forensic analysis of data remnants

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 179-193

  Quick, Darren ^a   Choo, Kim Kwang Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud forensics; Cloud storage; Cloud storage forensics; Digital forensic analysis; Google Drive

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER FORENSICS; ELECTRONIC CRIME COUNTERMEASURES;

CLOUD FORENSICS; CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES; CLOUD STORAGES; DIGITAL EVIDENCE; DIGITAL FORENSIC; DIGITAL FORENSIC ANALYSIS; FORENSIC ANALYSIS; LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 84896319180     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2013.09.016     Document Type: Article

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