“I couldn't find it your honour, it mustn't be there!” – Tool errors, tool limitations and user error in digital forensics

The field of digital forensics maintains significant reliance on the software it uses to acquire and investigate forms of digital evidence. Without these tools, analysis of digital devices would often not be possible. Despite such levels of reliance, techniques for validating digital forensic software are sparse and research is limited in both volume and depth. As practitioners pursue the goal of producing robust evidence, they face the onerous task of both ensuring the accuracy of their tools and, their effective use.

Source: Science and Justice - April 28, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Graeme Horsman Source Type: research