Farina, JasonJasonFarinaScanlon, MarkMarkScanlonLe-Khac, Nhien-AnNhien-AnLe-KhacKechadi, TaharTaharKechadi2016-01-252016-01-252015 IEEE2015-08-27http://hdl.handle.net/10197/7407International Workshop on Cloud Security and Forensics (WCSF 2015) held in conjunction with the 2015 10th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2015), Toulouse, France, 24 - 28 August, 2015Cloud Computing is a commonly used, yet ambiguous term, which can be used to refer to a multitude of differing dynamically allocated services. From a law enforcement and forensic investigation perspective, cloud computing can be thought of as a double edged sword. While on one hand, the gathering of digital evidence from cloud sources can bring with it complicated technical and cross-jurisdictional legal challenges. On the other, the employment of cloud storage and processing capabilities can expedite the forensics process and focus the investigation onto pertinent data earlier in an investigation. This paper examines the state-of-the-art in cloud-focused, digital forensic practises for the collection and analysis of evidence and an overview of the potential use of cloud technologies to provide Digital Forensics as a Service.en© © 2015 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.Cloud computingCloud forensicsCybercrime investigationDigital forensicsConference Publication10.1109/ARES.2015.812016-01-04https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/