Authors: Mike Mabey (Arizona State University), Adam Doupe (Arizona State University), Ziming Zhao (Arizona State University), Gail-Joon Ahn (Arizona State University)
DFRWS USA 2016
Abstract
Researchers have developed forensic analysis techniques for so many types of digital media that there is a procedure for almost every digital media that a law enforcement officer may encounter at a crime scene. However, a new type of device has started to gain momentum in the consumer market: web thin clients. These web thin clients are characterized by native support for basic web browsing, yet other functionality relies on a combination of web applications and web storage. In fact, these devices are so different from other types of computing and storage devices that virtually all of the techniques forensic examiners and researchers typically use do not apply.