A framework for detecting anti-forensics in cloud environment

Abstract

Cloud computing offers applications and infrastructure at low prices and opens the possibility of criminal cases. The increasing criminal cases in the cloud environment have made investigators to use latest investigative methods for forensic process. Similarly, the attackers discover new ways to hide the sources of evidence. This may hinder the investigation process and is called anti-forensics. Anti-forensic attack compromises the trust and availability of evidence. To defend such kind of attacks against forensic tools, anti-forensic techniques in cloud environment have to be researched exhaustively. This paper explores the anti-forensic techniques in the cloud environment and proposes a framework for detecting the anti-forensic attack against cloud forensic process. The framework provides an effective model for forensic investigation of anti-forensic attacks in cloud.