Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness
Rapid growth in technological criminal activities has drawn worldwide attention to cyber forensics. The objective of a cyber forensics is to provide situation awareness in terms of identification and preservation of digital evidence, extraction of information, and analysis of extracted information t...
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| author | Ehtisham Ul Haque Waseem Abbasi Sathishkumar Murugesan Muhammad Shahid Anwar Faheem Khan Youngmoon Lee |
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| description | Rapid growth in technological criminal activities has drawn worldwide attention to cyber forensics. The objective of a cyber forensics is to provide situation awareness in terms of identification and preservation of digital evidence, extraction of information, and analysis of extracted information to facilitate time-critical decision making. However, Cyber Forensic Investigations (CFIs) still lack significant structure to provide reliable insight into major cyberattack patterns. Data from the Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) show that Pakistan lags far behind in technological and organizational initiatives, posing a threat to its national security. This article focuses on state coordinated CFI infrastructure to mitigate the occurrence of cybercrime challenges. Moreover, a conceptual model is established to address the infrastructure of CFI using policy approach, legal, technical, organizational, capacity building, and cooperative venture. This conceptual model is structured in pillars to simplify the CFI infrastructure. The goal of the study is to provide an empirical foundation for policymakers to develop a comprehensive framework for CFI in the country, and to offer insights and recommendations for improving the infrastructure to better combat cybercrime in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f7df7e8bc814252b430aaa06bb377072023-05-01T23:00:50ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362023-01-0111400494006310.1109/ACCESS.2023.326852910105248Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and ReadinessEhtisham Ul Haque0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2563-1449Waseem Abbasi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4114-7773Sathishkumar Murugesan2Muhammad Shahid Anwar3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8093-6690Faheem Khan4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6220-0225Youngmoon Lee5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6393-2994Department of Computer Science, Muslim Youth University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science and IT, Superior University, Sargodha, PakistanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of AI and Software, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, South KoreaDepartment of Computer Engineering, Gachon Universityg, Seongnam-si, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Robotics, Hanyang University, Ansan, South KoreaRapid growth in technological criminal activities has drawn worldwide attention to cyber forensics. The objective of a cyber forensics is to provide situation awareness in terms of identification and preservation of digital evidence, extraction of information, and analysis of extracted information to facilitate time-critical decision making. However, Cyber Forensic Investigations (CFIs) still lack significant structure to provide reliable insight into major cyberattack patterns. Data from the Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) show that Pakistan lags far behind in technological and organizational initiatives, posing a threat to its national security. This article focuses on state coordinated CFI infrastructure to mitigate the occurrence of cybercrime challenges. Moreover, a conceptual model is established to address the infrastructure of CFI using policy approach, legal, technical, organizational, capacity building, and cooperative venture. This conceptual model is structured in pillars to simplify the CFI infrastructure. The goal of the study is to provide an empirical foundation for policymakers to develop a comprehensive framework for CFI in the country, and to offer insights and recommendations for improving the infrastructure to better combat cybercrime in Pakistan.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10105248/Cyber forensicscyber forensic investigationcyber landscapecybersecuritydigital evidencedigital forensics |
| spellingShingle | Ehtisham Ul Haque Waseem Abbasi Sathishkumar Murugesan Muhammad Shahid Anwar Faheem Khan Youngmoon Lee Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness IEEE Access Cyber forensics cyber forensic investigation cyber landscape cybersecurity digital evidence digital forensics |
| title | Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness |
| title_full | Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness |
| title_fullStr | Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness |
| title_short | Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness |
| title_sort | cyber forensic investigation infrastructure of pakistan an analysis of the cyber threat landscape and readiness |
| topic | Cyber forensics cyber forensic investigation cyber landscape cybersecurity digital evidence digital forensics |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10105248/ |
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