Simply put the professionals investigating the activities carried out on a digital device require specific knowledge. In this process, the usage of Digital forensic tools is considered to be a lot effective. With this, a concerned professional can uncover the hidden information from both the software and the hardware. Now the forensic examination becomes a lot effective, quicker and even convenient.
In this blog the readers will get to know about the multiple stages, that professionals keep in mind.
Identification –
The primary activity the digital investigator is required to finding out the proof of the presence of a digital attack. When the examination is carried out in a pristine way then only investigator will understand the actual occurrences in the right way. Additionally, knowing the classification of the digital attack will get understood. The quality of ace digital expert in structuring the evidence that he or she is looking for is measured. Then also making plans for making sure that all the data is preserved or safeguarded in the right way. Under no circumstances, the investigator is not to forget in making the right evaluation of the source and the genuineness of the data that is with them.
Acquisition and Preservation of the Data -
The use of mobile phones is getting multiplied each day and with that crime rate is also not declining. So, for the Mobile forensics expert, it is really necessary that not just getting the data but even keeping it in the right way means that further investigation will go on properly. Otherwise, the results will not get you to authentic conclusions at all. Also, the flow of the information should not get marred with any type of interference. With this breaking of the data will take place and keep as a proof or base of the investigation will just get nullified.
Checking the authenticity of the findings –
Whenever, mobile device is hacked illegally, and then a thorough examination of the information from the relevant archives is carried out. Multiple types of techniques and methodologies are carried out for judging the authenticity of the information. There is no fixed type of structure because this depends on the easiness and conformity of the right type of findings.
Activities like the following are carried out –
- Proper segmentation of the complex volume of raw data is carried out.
- Matching type of file formats or keywords is carried out.
- Now the procedure for recovering lost or deleted files is carried out.
Documentation –
On making use of the Digital forensic tools and other special techniques, by the concerned professional a point is to be kept in mind. Like the findings derived through investigation, the procedure is to get converted into a digital format and preserved rightly in the archives section. The mistake should not occur in making sure that precise connection is made with the matching software and the hardware device. In all the stages, the officer is needed to make all the record of the investigation activity.
A skilled investigation officer will also keep the following things in the report –
- Special techniques used for identifying.
- The examination procedure.
- Assessing the evidence.
- Copying of the information.
- Collection of the data.
- Storing of the data.
With this, the validity of the data is maintained. This also becomes useful for the other concerned people to know – Where, When, Why and How the recovering of the data.
