Proposed network forensic framework for analyzing IaaS cloud computing environment

Cloud computing technology offers new way in providing computing resources and applications on demand but it is explicitly prone to the cybercrime. Therefore, it is challenged forensic investigators to conduct investigation in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud using traditional framework. This is exacerbated with the limitations of collecting forensic data from different geographical locations and environment in IaaS Cloud. Thus, in this paper proposes a network forensic framework that can be tailored in forensic analysis in IaaS Cloud Computing environment. The proposed framework is tailored with the existing frameworks with Digital Forensic Model (DFM) in which each phase is elucidated. The proposed framework is then tested and evaluated through experimental using virtualisation environment. The results shows that the proposed framework can be pragmatic implement in IaaS Cloud which contribute in developing of a forensic tool and guidelines for forensic investigator conducting investigation IaaS Cloud as future works.