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Book chapter
Privacy Preserving Internet Browsers – Forensic Analysis
Computer and Network Security Essentials, pp.369-388
Springer, Cham
2018
Abstract
With the advance of technology, Criminal Justice agencies are being confronted with an increased need to investigate cybercrimes perpetrated partially or entirely over the Internet. In order to conceal illegal online activity, criminals often use private browsing features or browsers designed to provide complete private browsing. The use of private browsing is a common challenge faced in, for example, child exploitation investigations, which usually originate on the Internet. Although private browsing features are not designed specifically for criminal activity, they have become a valuable tool for criminals looking to conceal their online activity. Private browsing features and browsers often require a more in-depth, post-mortem analysis. This often requires the use of multiple tools, as well as different forensic approaches to uncover incriminating evidence. This evidence may be required in a court of law, where analysts are often challenged both on their findings and on the tools and approaches used to recover evidence. However, there are very few research studies on forensic acquisition and analysis of privacy preserving Internet browsers. Therefore in this chapter, we firstly review the private mode of popular Internet browsers. Next, we describe the forensic acquisition and analysis of Browzar, a privacy preserving Internet browser.
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- Title
- Privacy Preserving Internet Browsers – Forensic Analysis
- Publication Details
- Computer and Network Security Essentials, pp.369-388
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publisher
- Springer, Cham; Switzerland
- Copyright
- © 2018 Springer International Publishing AG
- Identifiers
- 99380495410606600
- Academic Unit
- Center for Cybersecurity; Division of Academic Affairs
- Language
- English