WSEAS Transactions on Computer Research
Print ISSN: 1991-8755, E-ISSN: 2415-1521
Volume 4, 2016
An Integrated Framework of Multi Software Agent and Cloud Forensics
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Abstract: Cloud computing is one of the most prominent technological trends as it provides a number of digital storage and services. However, evidence acquisition and investigation of violations occurring in cloud environment is still a critical issue in cloud forensics. This paper develops an integrated framework that consists two main layers are Cloud Forensics Layer (Cloud Service Provider, law enforcement, forensics investigators and cloud users), and Multi Agent System (MAS) architecture layer that includes two agents: Cloud Acquiring Agent (CAA) and Cloud Forensics Agent (FCA). The model is then tested based on the Cloud Forensic Capability Matrix (CFCM) using a sample covered the cloud actors who are cloud forensic practitioners and experts from cloud users, CSPs, academia, cloud broker, cloud investigators, and law enforcement. The proposed framework was supported, providing preliminary evidence that the two layers can and should be integrated. The integrated framework helps build a conceptual bridge to the cloud forensics.
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Keywords: Cloud Computing Forensics, Multi Agent System, Cloud Forensic Capability Matrix, Digital Forensics, Integrated Framework, and Cloud Forensic Investigative Architecture
Pages: 72-80
WSEAS Transactions on Computer Research, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1991-8755 / 2415-1521, Volume 4, 2016, Art. #9