Direct Commander

Research Areas: Prevention, Detection and Response,

Principal Investigator: Rick Mislan

State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies cannot afford the small scale digital device forensic tools that exist, do not have adequate small scale digital device forensic tools, do not have a comprehensive knowledge of how the small scale digital device forensic tools work, and do not have a central repository for sharing their experiences about the small scale digital device forensic tools. To this end, and to fill this void, it is our objective to build a cost-effective forensic tool that acquires evidence from small scale digital devices; presents and explains the protocols and the specific commands used to acquire and interpret evidence as the evidence is acquired and interpreted; and report or export the evidence for further analysis. Additionally, development will include a central repository for the tools users to communicate specifically regarding the use, success, and education of the protocols and their application.

Keywords: small scale digital device, forensic tool, education