NCJ Number
231962
Journal
Forensic Magazine Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Dated: August/September 2010 Pages: 21-23
Date Published
August 2010
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This article discusses technological advancements in the digital forensic field to meet the future analytical demands of data processing.
Abstract
New solutions in the world of digital forensics is causing dramatic changes and pushing current techniques, approaches, and technologies to the sidelines to meet the analytical challenges due to the massive amounts of electronic data begin created and stored. Forensic professionals are tasked with finding, inventing, and deploying new technologies. Packaging data center processing in small, mobile solutions allows investigators to process the massive amounts of data in the field, which becomes a critical filter that will increase the productivity and pace of cyber forensic investigations throughout the evidentiary lifecycle from data capture and hard-drive imaging to password cracking and evidence analysis. This article looks at the challenges and possible solutions for each phase of the lifecycle. It introduces new server-based solutions that allow investigators to bring massive, data center computing capabilities in the field of forensics.