Digital forensics deals with the acquisition preservation examination analysis and
presentation of electronic evidence. Networked computing wireless communications and portable
electronic devices have expanded the role of digital forensics beyond traditional computer
crime investigations. Practically every crime now involves some aspect of digital evidence
digital forensics provides the techniques and tools to articulate this evidence. Digital
forensics also has myriad intelligence applications. Furthermore it has a vital role in
information assurance -- investigations of security breaches yield valuable information that
can be used to design more secure systems. Advances in Digital Forensics XIII describes
original research results and innovative applications in the discipline of digital forensics.
In addition it highlights some of the major technical and legal issues related to digital
evidence and electronic crime investigations. The areas of coverage include: Themes and Issues
Mobile and Embedded Device Forensics Network and Cloud Forensics Threat Detection and
Mitigation Malware Forensics Image Forensics and Forensic Techniques. This book is the
thirteenth volume in the annual series produced by the International Federation for Information
Processing (IFIP) Working Group 11.9 on Digital Forensics an international community of
scientists engineers and practitioners dedicated to advancing the state of the art of research
and practice in digital forensics. The book contains a selection of sixteen edited papers from
the Thirteenth Annual IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics held in
Orlando Florida USA in the winter of 2017. Advances in Digital Forensics XIII is an important
resource for researchers faculty members and graduate students as well as for practitioners
and individuals engaged in research and development efforts for the law enforcement and
intelligence communities.Gilbert Peterson Chair IFIP WG11.9 on Digital Forensics is a
Professor of Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base Ohio USA.Sujeet Shenoi is the F.P. Walter Professor of Computer Science and a
Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa Tulsa Oklahoma USA.
