Correlating messages from multiple IM networks to identify digital forensic artifacts

Electronic Commerce Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 369-387

  Yasin, Muhammmad ^a   Kausar, Firdous ^b   Aleisa, Eisa ^b   Kim, Jongsung ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AL IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IMSIU   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forensic analysis; IM Aggregators; IM protocols; Instant message hopping; Instant messenger s forensic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; CRIME; DIGITAL FORENSICS; DIGITAL STORAGE; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; NETWORK SECURITY;

FORENSIC ANALYSIS; INSTANT MESSAGE HOPPING; INSTANT MESSAGES; INSTANT MESSAGING; INSTANT MESSAGING AGGREGATOR; INSTANT MESSAGING PROTOCOL; INSTANT MESSENGERS; INSTANT MESSENGER’S FORENSIC; MESSAGING PROTOCOLS;

MESSAGE PASSING;

EID: 84916601609     PISSN: 13895753     EISSN: 15729362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10660-014-9145-4     Document Type: Article

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