Legal and Policy Studies for Digital Forensics | HiSEC Information Security Laboratory
Legal and policy research on lawful forensic procedures, evidence preservation, standards, and practice guidelines.
Legal and Policy Studies for Digital Forensics
For digital forensic results to be trusted in operational and legal contexts, technical accuracy must be considered together with legality, procedural transparency, privacy protection, and standards compliance. This area examines forensic procedure criteria, evidence preservation principles, practice guidelines, and policy issues.
Research Questions
How can legality and reliability be ensured in digital evidence handling procedures?; How should practice guidelines and standards be designed for emerging digital environments?; How should privacy protection be balanced with the need for evidence analysis?
Methods
Analysis of forensic procedures and policy literature; Review of evidence preservation and chain-of-custody criteria; Derivation of practice guidelines and standardization items
Applications
Procedure criteria development; Policy consulting; Standardization research
Representative Topics
Policy, Standards, Due Process, Practice Guidelines