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CRIMINALISTIQUE DONNEES DIRECT [1 record]

Record 1 2022-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Security
  • IT Security
DEF

... techniques [used] for [the] preservation and analysis of volatile evidence contained from a running computer.

CONT

Traditional forensics involves seizing the machine and returning it to the lab environment for a forensic analysis. This can destroy information or make information inaccessible, such as RAM [random-access memory] contents, [encrypted] containers, cloud storage data, etc. Live data forensics involves examining the machine on the scene in order to preserve this volatile information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Sécurité
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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