A Harmonized Process Model for Digital Forensic Investigation Readiness

Aleksandar Valjarevic (1, 2) , Hein Venter (1)

1 University of Pretoria [South Africa]
2 VLATACOM - Research and Development Center [Belgrade]

Digital forensic readiness enables an organization to prepare itself to perform digital forensic investigations in an efficient and effective manner. The benefits include enhancing the admissibility of digital evidence, better utilization of resources and greater incident awareness. However, a harmonized process model for digital forensic readiness does not currently exist and, thus, there is a lack of effective and standardized implementations of digital forensic readiness within organizations. This paper presents a harmonized process model for digital forensic investigation readiness. The proposed model is holistic in nature and properly considers readiness and investigative activities along with the interface between the two types of activities.

Mots clés: Digital forensic investigation readiness; process model

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Aleksandar Valjarevic, Hein Venter. A Harmonized Process Model for Digital Forensic Investigation Readiness. 9th International Conference on Digital Forensics (DF), Jan 2013, Orlando, FL, United States. pp.67-82, ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-41148-9_5⟩. ⟨hal-01460621⟩