CYBER FORENSIC TOOLS AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF DIGITAL CRIMES: PREVENTIVE MEASURES WITH CASE STUDIES

Abstract

Forensics, the science of using physical evidence to crack crime, has taken on a new avatar. The cyber forensic process is also advancing in new ways. Digital forensics is the science of identifying, extracting, analyzing, and presenting the digital evidence that has been stored in digital devices. Various digital tools and techniques are being used to achieve this. Here, the new cyber sleuths step in, armed with cyber forensics tools. According to Section 65 of the Indian IT Act, a person who intentionally conceals or destroys or alters or intentionally or knowingly causes another to conceal, destroy or alter any computer source code used for a computer, computer program, computer system, or network. To primary objective of this study is to nd the role of Cyber Forensic Tools in Cyber investigation. It is better to sue security programmers by the body corporate to control information on sites. Strict statutory laws need to be passed by the legislatures keeping in mind the interest of citizens. Working on this paper helped me understand the primary aim of the cyber lab in solving the cases by analyzing the evidence given to them. Using cyber forensic tools allows us to extract the data from the targeted devices, which plays a signicant role in detecting and collecting information regarding cybercrimes.