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Application of Digital Forensics in Cybercrime Investigations
- 1 Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, China
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Abstract
As cybercrime continues to pose significant threats to individuals, businesses, and national security, digital forensics has become an important tool for investigating cybercrime. This article explores the application of digital forensics technology, with a focus on disk forensics, memory forensics, and network forensics. It provides an overview of common forensic techniques, including key forensic methods, their advantages, limitations, and real-world applications. This study emphasizes the latest advancements in forensic tools and technologies, including AI-driven automation and machine learning-based anomaly detection, highlighting their role in recovering digital evidence, identifying cybercrime activities, and supporting legal proceedings. However, despite these advancements, challenges such as encrypted data, anti-forensic techniques, and increasingly complex network threats were also discussed. These findings emphasize the necessity of standardized forensic protocols, the integration of AI-driven automation, and improved forensic methods to enhance investigation efficiency and ensure the integrity and reliability of digital evidence in the legal environment.
Keywords
Digital Forensics, Cybercrime Investigation, Disk Forensics, Memory Forensics, Network Forensics
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Huang,Y. (2025). Application of Digital Forensics in Cybercrime Investigations. Applied and Computational Engineering,151,69-74.
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