In criminal investigations, effective digital forensics is essential due to the widespread use of digital devices and the data generated for e-disclosure and e-Discovery element of evidence useful in the court of law. This research work will investigate into different types of criminal elements of information extracted from the digital evidence (mobile, desktop and laptops computer, VoIP, social media) and other related digital systems. The study intends to compare and assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and applicability of mobile forensic instruments such like (Cellebrite, XRY) and with the top licensed commercial forensic tools (FTK Estero, and Open-Source Tool like Autopsy) for relevant investigations purposes. The methodology approach will focus on the tasks of comparative analysis. By evaluating the potential usefulness of the tools, the research will provide data classification by taxonomy of the functional capabilities, performance (processing speed, data recovery accuracy), cost-benefit ratios, user experience, and practical applications using a mixed-methods approach. Practical testing by UAT, focusing on related case study for data analysis and usage of relevant evidence generated by the tools. The results will be integral to an extensive assessment, supporting law enforcement agency and other forensic professionals in choosing the best instruments for forensics evidence processing. Finding of the result applicable for forensically relevant evidence of digital forensic will be explored and data presentation for use in the court of law will be based on Provenance Trust Based Systems.

Authors: Victor Agboola, Jude Osamor, Funminiyi Olajide

Published in: International Conference on Information Society (i-Society-2024)

• Date of Conference: 26-28 August, 2024
• DOI: 10.20533/iSociety.2024.0013
• ISBN: 978-1-913572-72-3
• Conference Location: Churchill College, Cambridge, UK