In recent years, the advancement of Information and Communication Technologies has led to their involvement into many criminal activities. Thus, the development and deployment of digital forensics practices represent a fundamental goal to mine the potential value of data contained in digital devices and to support cyber-security. However, investigators use a variety of techniques and proprietary forensic software to examine digital devices that generate data in different formats. The variety, volume, heterogeneity, and, sometimes, real-time nature of data obtained from devices pose considerable challenges. In this paper, we propose a framework that supports investigators during the analysis process. The proposed framework retrieves and models evidences, found through different forensic tools, exploiting semantic technologies. Moreover, we present a system able to add semantic assertion to data generated by forensics tools during extraction processes.
An application of semantic techniques for forensic analysis
Cozzolino G.;Moscato F.
2018-01-01
Abstract
In recent years, the advancement of Information and Communication Technologies has led to their involvement into many criminal activities. Thus, the development and deployment of digital forensics practices represent a fundamental goal to mine the potential value of data contained in digital devices and to support cyber-security. However, investigators use a variety of techniques and proprietary forensic software to examine digital devices that generate data in different formats. The variety, volume, heterogeneity, and, sometimes, real-time nature of data obtained from devices pose considerable challenges. In this paper, we propose a framework that supports investigators during the analysis process. The proposed framework retrieves and models evidences, found through different forensic tools, exploiting semantic technologies. Moreover, we present a system able to add semantic assertion to data generated by forensics tools during extraction processes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.