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What is Chain of Custody

Chapter 12
Handbook of Research on Security Considerations in Cloud Computing
The data source containing all the information related to the evidence handling occurred during the investigation. The evidence handling addresses both the physical devices and the data contained therein.
Published in Chapter:
Hard Clues in Soft Environments: The Cloud's Influence on Digital Forensics
Andrea Atzeni (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Paolo Smiraglia (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), and Andrea Siringo (Former Student at Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8387-7.ch012
Abstract
Cloud forensics is an open and important area of research due to the growing interest in cloud technology. The increasing frequency of digital investigations brings with it the need for studying specific scenarios in the area of forensics, both when evidence are inside the cloud and when the cloud can be used as platform to perform the investigations. In this chapter we highlight the problems digital forensics must deal with in the Cloud. We introduce historical roots of digital forensics, as well as an overall background about the Cloud and we provide possible meanings of cloud forensics, based on available definitions. Since the cloud introduces different architectural paradigm that affects all the phases of a forensics investigation, in this survey we detail many security issues digital forensics have to face in a cloud environment. We describe when and what available solutions exist and, on the contrary, the still open problems, and we discuss possible future directions in this field.
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Response and Recovery Tactics
Method of ensuring that samples can be traced from collection, through shipping, to diagnostics and results. This ensures that the samples have legally been in possession or transit at all times.
Published in Chapter: Response and Recovery Tactics; From: Tactical Sciences for Biosecurity in Animal and Plant Systems
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Tactical Applications of Microbial Forensics in Agricultural and Environmental Biosecurity
An unbroken, clearly documented, chronological record of the custody, transfer, storage, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence.
Published in Chapter: Tactical Applications of Microbial Forensics in Agricultural and Environmental Biosecurity; From: Tactical Sciences for Biosecurity in Animal and Plant Systems
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To Monitor and Detect Suspicious Transactions in a Financial Transaction System Through Database Forensic Audit and Rule-Based Outlier Detection Model
Chain of custody is a series of events viewed in sequence. It is a process to keep accountability of chain of actions and evidences revealed during a crime investigation. It keeps the chronological documentation or paper trail that records the sequence of physical or digital evidence. Evidence needs to follow a chain of custody which is the standard processes for collecting, documenting, and protecting evidence.
Published in Chapter: To Monitor and Detect Suspicious Transactions in a Financial Transaction System Through Database Forensic Audit and Rule-Based Outlier Detection Model; From: Organizational Auditing and Assurance in the Digital Age
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Forensic Readiness for Enhanced eDiscovery
A chain of custody is a document that records all the processes digital evidence passed through from the point of collection through preservation to presentation as evidence in court or other proceedings. It details how the evidence was collected, analyzed, and stored are recorded, including who accessed it, when and why.
Published in Chapter: Forensic Readiness for Enhanced eDiscovery; From: Handbook of Research on Cyber Crime and Information Privacy
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Forensic Readiness and eDiscovery
A chain of custody is a document that records all the processes digital evidence passed through from the point of collection to preservation as evidence in court or other proceedings. Details of how the evidence was collected, analyzed and stored are recorded, including who accessed it, when and why.
Published in Chapter: Forensic Readiness and eDiscovery; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Crime, Cyberspace Security, and Information Assurance
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Digital Evidence Collection and Preservation in Computer Network Forensics
Information that details every change in possession, access, and location of digital evidence is known as the chain of custody. It's essential for verifying the integrity of the evidence.
Published in Chapter: Digital Evidence Collection and Preservation in Computer Network Forensics; From: Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Information Technology in Library and Information Science
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