Visualizing Digital Forensic Datasets: A Proof of Concept1. Issue 5 (1st February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tassone, Christopher F.R.; Martini, Ben; Choo, Kim‐Kwang Raymond
• Is Part Of: Journal of forensic sciences. Volume 62:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 1197
• Page End: 1204
• Publication Date: 2017-02-01
• Subjects: forensic science -- digital forensics -- mobile device forensics -- MSAB XRY -- forensic visualization -- treemap -- geographic map plots -- word cloud; Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Forensic sciences -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Gerechtelijke geneeskunde; Gerechtelijke chemie; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; 363.2505
• DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13431
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1198

Abstract

Abstract: Digital forensic visualization is an understudied area despite its potential to achieve significant improvements in the efficiency of an investigation, criminal or civil. In this study, a three‐stage forensic data storage and visualization life cycle is presented. The first stage is the decoding of data, which involves preparing both structured and unstructured data for storage. In the storage stage, data are stored within our proposed database schema designed for ensuring data integrity and speed of storage and retrieval. The final stage is the visualization of stored data in a manner that facilitates user interaction. These functionalities are implemented in a proof of concept to demonstrate the utility of the proposed life cycle. The proof of concept demonstrates the utility of the proposed approach for the storage and visualization of digital forensic data.