Abstract

The field of digital forensics has grown exponentially to include a variety of digital devices on which digitally stored information can be processed and used for different types of crimes. As a result, as this growth continues, new challenges for those conducting digital forensic examinations emerge. Digital forensics has become mainstream and grown in importance in situations where digital devices used in the commission of a crime need examining. This article reviews existing literature and highlights the challenges while exploring the lifecycle of a mobile phone examination and how the disclosure and admissibility of digital evidence develops.

Highlights

  • 1.1 Digital evidenceOwen and Thomas define forensics as the use of science to provide facts in the process of identifying, recovering and reconstructing evidence [1]

  • The aim of computer or digital forensics can be described as the preservation, identification, extraction, interpretation, and presentation of computer data which can be used by a court of law [2]

  • Digital forensic evidence consists of exhibits, each consisting of a sequence of bits, presented by witnesses in a legal matter, to help jurors establish the

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Digital evidence

Owen and Thomas define forensics as the use of science to provide facts in the process of identifying, recovering and reconstructing evidence [1]. The aim of computer or digital forensics can be described as the preservation, identification, extraction, interpretation, and presentation of computer data which can be used by a court of law [2]. Digital forensic evidence consists of exhibits, each consisting of a sequence of bits, presented by witnesses in a legal matter, to help jurors establish the

Digital investigation guidelines and standards
Digital crimes: smartphones
Examination of digital devices
Digital forensic lifecycle
Mobile phone forensics
Principles of disclosure
The disclosure challenges
Conclusions
College of Policing
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