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Annals of the MS in Computer Science and Information Systems at
UNC Wilmington
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Spring 2019
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Data Forensics Solutions for Higher Education Environment: Scoring Framework for Optimal Configuration
Caitlin Mabe
Committee
Abstract
The Information Security department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington has the
responsibility of providing expertise when an incident occurs involving UNCW data. Depending
on the incident, it may require data forensic investigation to preserve and extract digital
evidence. In order to perform this type of investigation, procedures for data preservation and
extraction need to be established. These procedures must ensure data integrity, be compliant with
other Information Security procedures, provide a chain of custody, have the ability to hold up in
court, and it is recommended that the procedure be easy for Information Security personnel to
follow. Hardware and software will also be utilized during a data forensic investigation. The
hardware and software must uphold data integrity and be compatible with multiple types of data
storage devices as well as multiple operating systems. Additionally, the hardware needs to have a
secure configuration and the software should support multiple investigation cases.
This capstone project explores all the possible options for data forensic procedures, hardware,
and software and evaluates each option based on a set of criteria. The criteria were chosen based
on research of industry knowledge and best practices and is the basis for the scoring framework,
which is the key to finding the optimal solution. This capstone uses the scoring framework to
determine the optimal data forensic solution for UNCW. In addition to assisting UNCW, this
scoring framework will also be able to aid other higher education institutions in finding their
optimal data forensic solution.
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Mabe, C., Baker, E, Layman, L., Cummings, J. (2019) Data Forensics Solutions for Higher Education Environment: Scoring Framework for Optimal Configuration. Annals of the Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Systems at UNC Wilmington, 13(1) paper 3. http://csbapp.uncw.edu/data/mscsis/full.aspx.
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