Open AccessReview: Digital Forensics
Author(s) -
Anand Desai,
Siddhesh Masurkar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research in science, communication and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-9429
DOI - 10.48175/ijarsct-2168
Subject(s) - hacker , digital forensics , the internet , digital evidence , computer science , process (computing) , computer security , cybercrime , computer forensics , digital data , network forensics , set (abstract data type) , internet privacy , data science , world wide web , telecommunications , transmission (telecommunications) , programming language , operating system
With the advancement and growing science of technology and the internet, the threats to data and digital devices have been increasing due to hackers and data invigilators. So the branch of DIGITAL FORENSIC has been set up for the investigation of the cybercrimes committed through the means of the internet, network, digital devices, etc. There are millions of internet users worldwide who are targeted by these hackers, and they lose their data to these data thieves unknowingly. This data can be misused by cybercriminals for various purposes. This branch of forensic science tracks and investigates these cyber criminals and finds the appropriate evidence against them. This paper surveys the work of this branch gives you a brief explanation about the various sub-branches, job opportunities available, and several tools used in this investigation process.