TY - JOUR
T1 - A road map for digital forensics research
T2 - a novel approach for establishing the design science research process in digital forensics
AU - Montasari, Reza
AU - Carpenter, Victoria
AU - Hill, Richard
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Compared to other well-established scientific fields computer forensics (CF) is still evolving as a new scientific field. CF lacks standardisation in various aspects including process models, datasets, procedures, techniques, and formal research methodologies. Consequently, progress in the establishment of CF as a scientific field has been hindered. Therefore, this paper aims to address one of such issues concerning the lack of standardisation, namely the absence of formal research methods in CF. Our study adds to the body of knowledge by filling the gap that there does not currently exist a well-established research methodology in CF. To this end, we borrow a well-established research methodology from the domain of IS, namely Peffers et al.'s (2006), adapt and extend it and make it relevant to research studies in CF. Our study sets a precedent for other researchers to identify, adapt, extend and apply other well-established research methods to studies in CF.
AB - Compared to other well-established scientific fields computer forensics (CF) is still evolving as a new scientific field. CF lacks standardisation in various aspects including process models, datasets, procedures, techniques, and formal research methodologies. Consequently, progress in the establishment of CF as a scientific field has been hindered. Therefore, this paper aims to address one of such issues concerning the lack of standardisation, namely the absence of formal research methods in CF. Our study adds to the body of knowledge by filling the gap that there does not currently exist a well-established research methodology in CF. To this end, we borrow a well-established research methodology from the domain of IS, namely Peffers et al.'s (2006), adapt and extend it and make it relevant to research studies in CF. Our study sets a precedent for other researchers to identify, adapt, extend and apply other well-established research methods to studies in CF.
KW - Computer forensics
KW - Design science research
KW - Digital forensics
KW - Digital investigations
KW - Information systems
KW - Research methodology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063936204&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJESDF.2019.098784
DO - 10.1504/IJESDF.2019.098784
M3 - Article
VL - 11
SP - 194
EP - 224
JO - International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics
JF - International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics
SN - 1751-911X
IS - 2
ER -