As cloud computing becomes more widespread, its use in criminal activity will likely grow. Authorities will need better forensic tools if they're going to extract evidence from cloud-based environments.
Cloud services are relatively new, insofar as use by the general public for storage is concerned, said Martin Novak, physical scientist at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Over time, it's expected that clouds will contain more and more evidence of criminal activity. To help extract that evidence, the FBI's research arm, the National Institute of Justice, recently revealed plans to fund research into improved electronic forensics in several areas, including the cloud.
Over time, the use of digital evidence in criminal and civil matters will continue to expand. Cloud providers and customers need to set up their infrastructures to meet these lawful requests or face fines and other legal repercussions. Furthermore, they need to do so without violating local privacy laws or accidentally giving away competitive secrets.
Swamped by justice
The demands of cloud forensics could prove costly as lawsuits and investigations become more complex. A 2009 study by McKinsey & Company found that electronic discovery requests were growing by 50% annually. This is mirrored by a growth in e-discovery spending from $2.7 billion in 2007 to $4.6 billion in 2010, according to a Socha Consulting LLC survey.
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Source: searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com
By: George Lawton
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