Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices
In today’s Internet-connected world, mobile devices are increasingly used to access cloud storage services, which allow users to access data anywhere, anytime. Mobile devices have, however, been known to be used and/or targeted by cyber criminals to conduct malicious activities, such as data exfiltr...
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| author | Daryabar, Farid Dehghantanha, Ali Eterovic-Soric, Brett Choo, Raymond Kim-Kwang |
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| description | In today’s Internet-connected world, mobile devices are increasingly used to access cloud storage services, which allow users to access data anywhere, anytime. Mobile devices have, however, been known to be used and/or targeted by cyber criminals to conduct malicious activities, such as data exfiltration, malware, identity theft, piracy, illegal trading, sexual harassment, cyber stalking and cyber terrorism. Consequently, mobile devices are an increasing important source of evidence in digital investigations. In this paper, we examine four popular cloud client apps, namely OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive, and Dropbox, on both Android and iOS platforms (two of the most popular mobile operating systems). We identify artefacts of forensic interest, such as information generated during login, uploading, downloading, deletion, and the sharing of files. These findings may assist forensic examiners and practitioners in real-world examination of cloud client applications on Android and iOS platforms. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-565612017-08-03T04:04:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56561/ Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices Daryabar, Farid Dehghantanha, Ali Eterovic-Soric, Brett Choo, Raymond Kim-Kwang In today’s Internet-connected world, mobile devices are increasingly used to access cloud storage services, which allow users to access data anywhere, anytime. Mobile devices have, however, been known to be used and/or targeted by cyber criminals to conduct malicious activities, such as data exfiltration, malware, identity theft, piracy, illegal trading, sexual harassment, cyber stalking and cyber terrorism. Consequently, mobile devices are an increasing important source of evidence in digital investigations. In this paper, we examine four popular cloud client apps, namely OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive, and Dropbox, on both Android and iOS platforms (two of the most popular mobile operating systems). We identify artefacts of forensic interest, such as information generated during login, uploading, downloading, deletion, and the sharing of files. These findings may assist forensic examiners and practitioners in real-world examination of cloud client applications on Android and iOS platforms. Taylor & Francis 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56561/1/Forensic%20investigation%20of%20OneDrive%2C%20Box%2C%20GoogleDrive%20and%20Dropbox%20applications%20on%20Android%20and%20iOS%20devices.pdf Daryabar, Farid and Dehghantanha, Ali and Eterovic-Soric, Brett and Choo, Raymond Kim-Kwang (2016) Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 48 (6). pp. 615-642. ISSN 0045-0618; ESSN: 1834-562X http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00450618.2015.1110620?journalCode=tajf20 10.1080/00450618.2015.1110620 |
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| title | Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices |
| title_full | Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices |
| title_fullStr | Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices |
| title_short | Forensic investigation of OneDrive, Box, GoogleDrive and Dropbox applications on Android and iOS devices |
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