Cloud Data Imager: A unified answer to remote acquisition of cloud storage areas

Digital Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-42

  Federici, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Cloud storage; Computer forensics; Dropbox; Google Drive; Interoperability; ISO IEC 27037; Microsoft Skydrive; Remote forensic acquisition; Virtual volume

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; COMPUTER CRIME; COMPUTER FORENSICS; INTEROPERABILITY; DRIVES;

CLOUD STORAGES; DROPBOX; ISO/IEC; MICROSOFT; REMOTE FORENSICS; VIRTUAL VOLUME; GOOGLE; SKYDRIVE;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 84898004587     PISSN: 17422876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diin.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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