Title: Revised forensic framework validation and cloud forensic readiness

Authors: Stavros Simou; Christos Kalloniatis; Stefanos Gritzalis; Vasilis Katos; Michael Psalidas

Addresses: Privacy Engineering and Social Informatics Laboratory, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, University Hill, GR 81100, Mytilene, Greece ' Privacy Engineering and Social Informatics Laboratory, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, University Hill, GR 81100, Mytilene, Greece ' Laboratory of Systems Security, Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, GR 18534, Piraeus, Greece ' Department of Computing and Informatics, Bournemouth University, Poole House, Fern Barrow, BH12 5BB, UK ' Crowd Policy, Grammou 82, GR 18345, Athens, Greece

Abstract: Cloud forensics earn more and more ground as the number of incidents in cloud environments raise daily. Software engineers seek solutions in order to elicit and model cloud forensic requirements, thus implementing software systems and services in a forensic enabled manner. This paper presents a cloud forensic-enabled framework that assists software engineers to understand the role of the design of forensic-enabled cloud services in a cloud forensic investigation. A validation of the forensic requirements is also presented by aligning the stages of cloud forensic investigation process with the proposed forensic requirements. Thus, emphasis is given to the role of the forensic requirements and their necessity in supporting the investigation process. The aim of this work is to ensure that stakeholders are aware of the cloud forensic readiness of their services by providing a tool/framework that assists them in calculating the compliance level of any given cloud service.

Keywords: cloud forensics; forensic requirements; cloud forensic investigation process; forensic readiness; forensic constraints.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEG.2022.123254

International Journal of Electronic Governance, 2022 Vol.14 No.1/2, pp.236 - 263

Published online: 06 Jun 2022 *