Rethinking Digital Forensics

In the modern socially-driven, knowledge-based virtual computing environment in which organisations are operating, the current digital forensics tools and practices can no longer meet the need for scientific rigour. There has been an exponential increase in the complexity of the networks with the rise of the Internet of Things, cloud technologies and fog computing altering business operations and models. Adding to the problem are the increased capacity of storage devices and the increased diversity of devices that are attached to networks, operating autonomously. We argue that the laws and standards that have been written, the processes, procedures and tools that are in common use are increasingly not capable of ensuring the requirement for scientific integrity. This paper looks at a number of issues with current practice and discusses measures that can be taken to improve the potential of achieving scientific rigour for digital forensics in the current and developing landscape.

Possibility of Reverse Engineering in Low-Cost Terms

The spatial digitization is becoming more popular in last few years due the fact that 3D scanners nowdays are not limited only for transforming of relative small models into virtual computing environment. In trend are devices suitable to digitize in single process human body, parts of car or house and also much larger areas. In general, these devices are burdened by excessive high acquisition costs and need additional software which often exceeds half of the price of a device. This contribution highlights few cost affordable alternatives thanks to which, with certain restrictions, can practically individual what expert with Hi-Tech equipment. In the in the following parts the text briefly describes the principle of no contact digitization of solids using a software application David and additional processing in a freeware software MeshLab for their further use.