Required to Carry Out a Forensic Examination of the Evidence File that you have been Supplied with and Forensically Examine its Contents: Digital Forensics, LMU, UK

This Assignment assesses the following module Learning Outcomes (from Definitive ModuleDocument)

1. Successful students will typically be able:
2. To independently conduct digital evidence aspects of an investigation in the terms of collection and acquisition.
3. To critically analyse and evaluate digital evidence for reporting in a forensically sound manner.

To apply knowledge in the current technological issues in digital forensics

Assignment Brief:

Digital Forensics in Practice

This is an individual assessment and carries 60% of the overall module assessment.

In this assignment will allow you to adapt digital forensic practices to multiple contexts and assess your understanding in conducting digital evidence in terms of collection and acquisition and the analysis and evaluation of digital evidence for reporting in a forensically sound manner. It will assess your theoretical and methodological approaches to the digital forensic investigation(LO4, LO5, LO6).

Task1:

You are required to carry out a forensic examination of the evidence file that you have been supplied with and forensically examine its contents. You will need to produce an expert witness report that describes the formal investigation methodology that you followed and presents your findings. It is therefore essential that you follow a formal investigation procedure.

You will have to describe in detail the methodology that you followed in order to analyse the evidence file. You will have to identify and describe the procedures for all the different phases of your investigation including the tools you used for the analysis.

Your findings should be presented in a factual way, following the guidelines that were discussed in class. Your findings should include any relevant information that was discovered during your investigation. You should illustrate your analysis with screen dumps of the tools you used as appropriate.

Your expert witness report should be no more than2000 words.

Task2:

You also need to produce contemporaneous notes that reflect the work you have undertaken and justify how you maintained the chain of custody. It is advisable you make use of a specialist tool to securely record your digital notes. Your contemporaneous notes should be submitted as an Appendix to the expert witness report and there is no word count for the notes.

You are expected to demonstrate an insight into the implications of the problem introduced in each task by using clear and concise arguments. The reports should be well written (and word-processed), showing good skills in creativity and design. Sentences should be of an appropriate length and the writing style should be brief but informative. You are expected to use appropriate peer-reviewed sources for developing your arguments and the Harvard referencing style as per the University regulations.