Modern Cybercrime Investigation: Technological Advancement of Smart Devices and Legal Aspects of Corresponding Digital Transformation
Andrii Shalaginov, Marina Shalaginova, Aleksandar Jevremović, Marko Krstić · 2020
Last decade can be characterized by the rapid integration of smart applications and digitization of all aspects of our life. Cheap, portable and easy to deploy hardware and software components lead to the integration of tiniest Internet of Things (IoT) components in almost every digital household product that is currently on the market. Bringing data processing to the Edge and moving operations into the Cloud, companies try to operationalize novel utilization of IoT. Given altruistic goals to improve quality of life, reduce the amount of manual labour and provide more sustainable technologies, such smart solutions became an increasingly attractive target for adversarial actors. Attack scenarios that were considered as highly unlikely 10 years ago have been implemented and demonstrated on several occasions, including Mirai botnet. Distributed computations, variety of legal standards, cross-border data sharing brings novel obstacles in cybercrime investigation. However, it does not mean that the data and pieces of digital evidence from the IoT ecosystem cannot improve the pro-active response of law enforcement agencies. This paper addresses issues and discusses opportunities of IoT technology to enhance public safety and security in the long run.