Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

Digital forensic research is vital to the continued successful adoption of electronic evidence by the legal systems. Used extensively by law enforcement, digital forensics is also an integral component of an organizations’ incident response team and increasingly provide an efficient and effective means to investigate a wide range of non-cyber-related incidents. However, as the scale, nature and speed of the technology evolves, there is increasing pressure on the research community to ensure digital forensic capability exists to perform reliable and thorough investigations. This chapter explores the key research challenges faced by the community.