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Anonymity, hacking and cloud computing forensic challenges

Abstract

Cloud Computing is rising and becomes more complex with the daily addition of new technologies. Huge amounts of data transits through the Cloud networks. In the case of a cyber-attack, it can be difficult to analyze every single aspect of the Cloud. Legal challenges also exist due to the local positioning of Cloud servers. This research paper aims to alleviate the challenges in Cloud computing forensics and to sensitize businesses and governments to several solutions. The results of this research are relevant to cyber forensic analysts but also to network administrators and can be used during the preliminary stages of a Cloud computing environment creation. A complete test has been created using ethical hacking tools and cyber forensics to understand the steps of an investigation in a single service that could be implemented in a Cloud. The paper goes on to present frameworks that have been developed in order to maintain integrity and repetition. In the end, it is legal aspects and shortcomings in the technical structure implementation that represent the Cloud computing forensics’ main challenges

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