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Abstract | ||
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As the use - and abuse - of cloud computing increases, it becomes necessary to conduct forensic analyses of cloud computing systems. This paper evaluates the feasibility of performing a digital forensic investigation on a cloud computing system. Specifically, experiments were conducted on the Nimbula on-site cloud operating system to determine if meaningful information can be extracted from a cloud system. The experiments involved planting known, unique files in a cloud computing infrastructure, and subsequently performing forensic captures of the virtual machine image that executes in the cloud. The results demonstrate that it is possible to extract key information about a cloud system and, in certain cases, even re-start a virtual machine. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2012 | 10.1007/978-3-642-33962-2_12 | ADVANCES IN DIGITAL FORENSICS VIII |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Cloud forensics,evidence recovery,file fragments | Cloud forensics,Virtual machine,Digital forensics,Cloud systems,Cloud computing systems,Computer science,Cloud testing,Operating system,Cloud computing | Conference |
Volume | ISSN | Citations |
383 | 1868-4238 | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 11 | 2 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Ras | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Martin S. Olivier | 2 | 465 | 73.94 |