Digital Forensics and #blockchain
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By: Laura Marissa CullellMarketing & Operations OfficerAccording to Auqib Hamid Lone, Digital evidence plays an important role in cyber crime investigation, as it is used to link persons with criminal activities. He believes it is of extreme importance to guarantee integrity, authenticity, and auditability of digital evidence as it moves along different levels of hierarchy in chain of custody during cyber crime investigation.Blockchain technology’s capability of enabling a comprehensive view of transactions (events/actions) back to origination provides enormous promise for the forensic community.Lone believes that the forensic implications of this powerful technology include:Improved transactional efficiency (owing to increased trust in the exchanging parties)The reduction of fraud (...)