Scientific Validation of Digital Forensics Tools: A Case Study

Marcus Rogers; Philip Craiger

Scientific Validation of Digital Forensics Tools: A Case Study

Marcus Rogers, Philip Craiger

Daytona State College

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Abstract

This presentation will impact the forensic science community by showing how scientific validations of digital

forensic tools are important. Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that the tools do not appear to undergo the same scrutiny as forensic tools in other more established disciplines. Therefore, it is important that examiners (some of whom may not have a good background in computing) understand the tool validation process and how the lack thereof may affect the interpretation of the results.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Atlanta, GA Duration: Feb 1 2012 → …

Conference

Conference	Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Period	2/1/12 → …

Keywords

digital forensics
forensic sciences
tool validation

Disciplines

Forensic Science and Technology

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