Digital Forensics in the Age of Smart Environments: A Survey of Recent Advancements and Challenges

Abstract

Digital forensics in smart environments is an emerging field that deals with the investigation and analysis of digital evidence in smart devices and environments. As smart environments continue to evolve, digital forensic investigators face new challenges in retrieving, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence. At the same time, recent advancements in digital forensic tools and techniques offer promising solutions to overcome these challenges. In this survey, we examine recent advancements and challenges in digital forensics within smart environments. Specifically, we review the current state-of-the-art techniques and tools for digital forensics in smart environments and discuss their strengths and limitations. We also identify the major challenges that digital forensic investigators face in smart environments and propose potential solutions to overcome these challenges. Our survey provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements and challenges in digital forensics in the age of smart environments, and aims to inform future research in this area.