Sources of error in digital forensics

IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Graeme Horsman
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Abstract

The occurrence of errors in forensic practice is inevitable, and whilst we may not feel comfortable with the idea, the truth of it must be acknowledged. At a time where forensic science is under intense scrutiny regarding the quality of its work, there has never been a greater need for it. In relation to the field of digital forensics (DF), the support it offers law enforcement is fundamental to many of its inquiries, and ensuring the reliability and accuracy of its services is vital. Errors in forensic practice can have far-reaching consequences for all those involved in an investigation, and practitioners and their organisations must take steps to identify, mitigate and manage them. This work focuses on the concept of error in relation to the field of DF. It first explores what an error is and the language used to describe one before mapping potential sources of error against the stages of the DF investigative process. This is done to assist those in the DF field to identify error sources, what they are and where they come from, and to facilitate the attribution of errors to a source, helping them to address them effectively.

数字取证中的错误来源
在法医实践中出现错误是不可避免的,尽管我们可能对这种想法感到不舒服,但必须承认它的真实性。在法医学的工作质量受到严格审查的今天,我们比以往任何时候都更需要法医学。就数字取证(DF)领域而言,它为执法部门提供的支持是许多调查的基础,确保其服务的可靠性和准确性至关重要。法证实践中的错误会对所有参与调查的人员产生深远影响,从业人员及其组织必须采取措施识别、减少和管理这些错误。这项工作的重点是与 DF 领域相关的错误概念。它首先探讨了什么是错误以及描述错误的语言,然后将错误的潜在来源与 DF 调查过程的各个阶段相对应。这样做是为了帮助 DF 领域的人员识别错误来源、错误是什么以及错误从何而来,并促进将错误归因于某个来源,从而帮助他们有效地解决这些问题。
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