Assignment title: Information


Objectives This assessment item relates to the course learning outcome 1 to 6 as stated on page 1 of the course profile. Enabling objectives 1. Analysis a case study to identify appropriate course of action to investigate 2. Learn appropriate tools and techniques to investigate a digital forensic case. 3. Apply the digital forensics methodologies. 4. Appraising the legal issues involved in a forensic investigation. 5. Prepare an outline of a professional digital forensic plan and investigation report Instructions This assessment is a group assessment where group is made of 2-3 students. Each group need to choose a case study given in 'case study' section and perform activities from 'Assessment activities' section. There are three sub-sections under 'Assessment activities' section and each sub-section has two parts. Each students of the group should work on individual sub-section which will contribute to their individual grade. As a group you have to choose which sub-section will be done by a specific team member. Final outcome of the assessment will be a report for the entire group. Follow instructions given in 'what to submit?' section of this document to prepare a report and submit on Moodle. The report has to be cohesive and fit well together. Case study: As a group choose one from given cases below for this assignment: 1. Case one - Electronic eavesdropping Assessment activities: Sub-section 1: Analyse the case you have selected and execute the following activities: Part A - • Investigate the selected case based on hard drive images from all workstations in the office. Your investigation should answer questions asked in the case and formulate a conclusion. Your and conclusion should be supported by your investigated evidence. Note: your individual evidence may not answer all questions but your group evidence together should answer all questions so talk to your groupmates. • Use the forensic software you have leant in the lab for this investigation but if require feel free to use other available forensic tools available out there for free ( or trial). Part B - • Finally prepare a report for your team members to carry the investigation further o Details of digital forensic methodologies and process flow used to investigate this case. Provide appropriate screenshots to show detail process of the investigation. o Identify ethical and legal issues are applicable for the case you are working on o Write appropriate justifications to support your chosen methodologies and process. o Justification of choosing ethical and legal issues that are relevant to the case.