SiMPLE - Rethinking the Monolithic Approach to Digital Forensic Software

Dr Craig Valli
Edith Cowan University
Perth, Western Australia
Phone +61-8-93706013
Email c.valli@ecu.edu.au
 

ABSTRACT

This paper outlines a collaborative project nearing completion between the sec.au Security Research Group at Edith Cowan University and Western Australian Police Computer Crime Squad. The primary goal of this project is to create a software tool for use by non-technical law enforcement officers during the initial investigation and assessment of an electronic crime scene.
This tool will be designed as an initial response tool, to quickly and easily find, view and export any relevant files stored on a computer, establishing if further expert investigation of that computer is warranted. When fully developed, the tool will allow investigators unprecedented real time, on site access to electronic evidence whilst maintaining complete forensic soundness.
 

Keywords: forensic, triage, images, project, police, case study