Reference no: EM133980555

Digital Forensics and Incident Management

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the module, you should be able to:

Construct and carry out a strategy to recover appropriate digital evidence for a given scenario.

Critically evaluate the role of incident response management in digital forensics and evidence preservation.

Critically reflect on the legal, professional and ethical issues related to the work of digital investigators and incident responder.

Evaluate and apply digital tools and/or services while critically reflecting on opportunities for developing novel digital capabilities. Identify, select, plan for, use, modify and evaluate digital applications and strategies to enhance the achievement of aims and desired outcomes.

Scenario:
You work as a digital forensic analyst at DataSecure, Ltd., a private firm that frequently partners with law enforcement agencies. GlobalAudit, a small auditing firm, has enlisted your firm's expertise after an employee, Marigold Kant filed a formal email harassment complaint stating she has been receiving harassing emails. She suspects someone within the firm is responsible and has shared relevant evidence.

Part 1: Mini Project

You are required to construct and carry out a strategy to gather and examine the evidence provided by Marigold to determine whether an employee of the firm is responsible for the harassing emails. Maximize your scores with our expert assignment help - get help now!

As part of the investigation, ensure that you follow the digital forensic process. Justify your selection of tools and techniques used at each step. Provide evidence such as screenshots of the procedures followed, and the digital evidence collected and analysed.

It is essential to create proper documentation to ensure the admissibility of digital evidence and adherence to legal protocols. These documents, along with any other case notes, should be included as appendices in the forensic report for Part 2.

Part 2: Report

Based on your investigation, prepare a comprehensive digital forensic report of your findings for senior management of GlobalAudit, including all relevant information supported by thorough documentation.

Further, critically reflect on the legal and ethical issues you faced as a digital forensic investigator during this investigation and evaluate your role, the effectiveness of the digital forensic process and its implications.