Database Forensic Investigation Process Models: A Review

Al-Dhaqm, Arafat; Razak, Shukor Abd; Othman, Siti Hajar; Ali, Abdulalem; Ghaleb, Fuad A.; Rosman, Arieff Salleh; Marni, Nurazmallail

doi:10.1109/access.2020.2976885

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“…The method employed with their respective processes is further highlighted in Figure 2. This method, adapted a design science research approach, as explored in similar studies [12][13][14]. The topic for the present study was selected using questions concerning the main subject of the research and considering the background of the topic of focus.…”

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Research Challenges and Opportunities in Drone Forensics Models

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The emergence of unmanned aerial vehicles (also referred to as drones) has transformed the digital landscape of surveillance and supply chain logistics, especially in terrains where such was previously deemed unattainable. Moreover, the adoption of drones has further led to the proliferation of diverse drone types and drone-related criminality, which has introduced a myriad of security and forensics-related concerns. As a step towards understanding the state-of-the-art research into these challenges and potential approaches to mitigation, this study provides a detailed review of existing digital forensic models using the Design Science Research method. The outcome of this study generated in-depth knowledge of the research challenges and opportunities through which an effective investigation can be carried out on drone-related incidents. Furthermore, a potential generic investigation model has been proposed. The findings presented in this study are essentially relevant to forensic researchers and practitioners towards a guided methodology for drone-related event investigation. Ultimately, it is important to mention that this study presents a background for the development of international standardization for drone forensics.

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“…Apart from the proposed existing works for the database forensic field, there are also a few review/survey papers proposed in the literature. For example [88] proposed a review paper for database forensic investigation processes that presented a broad literature review of the database forensic field that will help domain researchers in realizing database forensic from different views, as well as discussed the issues and drawbacks and suggested some solutions for the revealed issues. [89] conduced review on the database forensic field from 2009 to 2015.…”

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“…It covered most of database forensic tools, algorithms, processes, for both RDBMS and NoSql database systems. The review presented in [88] focused on database forensic field from investigation process perspective only. Furthermore, the study reviewed 40 investigation process models of RDBMS, which do not cover the existing database forensic tools or algorithms.…”

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Digital Forensics Subdomains: The State of the Art and Future Directions

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For reliable and relevant scientific evidence to be admitted in a court of law, it is important to apply digital forensic investigation techniques to corroborate a suspected potential security incident. Mainly, traditional digital forensics techniques have focused on computer desktops and servers. However, recent advances in digital media and platforms have seen an increased need for the application of digital forensic investigation techniques to other subdomains including small and mobile devices, databases, networks, cloudbased platforms, and the Internet of Things (IoT). To assist forensic investigators, conduct investigations within these subdomains, academic researchers have attempted to develop a number of investigative processes. However, many of these processes are domain-specific or describe domain-specific investigative tools. Hence, we hypothesize that the literature is littered with potentially overlapping and contradicting investigative process for conducting investigations within these subdomains. To investigate this hypothesis, a digital forensic model-orientated Systematic Literature Review (SLR) within the above digital forensic subdomains was undertaken. The purpose of the SLR was to identify the different and heterogeneous practices that have emerged within the specific subdomains. A key finding from the SLR is that there is a potential information overload and a high-degree of ambiguity among investigative processes in the above subdomains. The outcome of this study proposes a high-level abstract metamodel called The Digital Forensic Metamodel (DFM), which combines common processes, activities, techniques, and tasks for the above subdomains.

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“…Essa necessidade é geralmente adequada frente ao objetivo da pesquisa. Em resumo, os dados são utilizados para a própria investigac ¸ão forense [Ming and LiZhong 2009, Al-Dhaqm et al 2020a, Al-Dhaqm et al 2020b], e para testar o desempenho de uma abordagem proposta (metodologia, framework ou linguagem) [Choi et al 2021, Khanji et al 2015. Também é possível a proposic ¸ão de um conjunto de dados [Awasthi et al 2018, Atwal et al 2019, van Zandwijk and Boztas 2019.…”

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