IoT Forensic -- A digital investigation framework for IoT systems

TL;DR

This paper presents a comprehensive framework for IoT forensics, addressing unique challenges posed by the diverse and interconnected nature of IoT devices to support digital investigations.

Contribution

It introduces a novel IoT forensic framework that tackles the complexities of investigating heterogeneous and widespread IoT devices.

Findings

Proposed a structured approach for IoT digital investigations

Identified key challenges in IoT forensic processes

Outlined steps for effective IoT device analysis

Abstract

Security issues, threats, and attacks in relation with the IoT have been identified as promising and challenging area of research. Eventually, the need for a forensics methodology for investigating IoT-related crime is therefore essential. However, the IoT poses many challenges for forensics investigators. These include the wide range and variety of information, the unclear lines of differentiation between networks, for example private networks increasingly fading into public networks. Further, integration of a large number of objects in IoT forensic interest, along with the relevance of identified and collected devices makes forensic of IoT devices more complicated. The scope of this paper is to present a framework for IoT forensic. We aimed at the study and development of the link to support digital investigations of IoT devices and tackle emerging challenges in digital forensics. We emphasize on various steps for digital forensic with respect to IoT devices.