Assignment
I. What is meant by ‘authentication of evidence' and why is this important? How can a Digital Forensics investigator authenticate evidence presented in a court of law? (Total of 3 Paragraphs or more)
II. What are the challenges when conducting data acquisition from a network? Give 3 examples and at least one common tool used to combat the challenge. (be extremely detailed and site your references) (Total of 3 Paragraphs or more)
III. What is hashing and two main techniques of securing messages during transfer(be extremely detailed and Site your references) (Total of 3 Paragraphs or more)
IV. Identify two current challenges for Digital Forensic investigators dealing with the Cloud.
i. How is the field of DF currently tackling these challenges?
ii. As a forensics investigator, what plan of action would you recommend to a bank considering cloud storage?(be extremely detailed and Site your references for all) (Total of 5 Paragraphs or more)
V. Hashing algorithms play crucial role in any digital forensics investigation. As a digital forensics examiner, you are often required to use these algorithms. Your task is to:
Explain briefly what is a hashing algorithm?
Investigate about SHA-3 algorithm, describe its characteristics and requirements.
How does SHA-3 compare to SHA-1 and SHA-2? Provide your answer in the form of a comparison table.(total of 5 paragraphs or more)
VI. Discuss the importance of documentation and chain-of-custody in the Mobile device forensic process.(total of 3 paragraphs or more)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.