Digital Forensics in Cloud Environments

Cloud forensics requires different approaches than traditional.

Challenges

- Limited access to infrastructure
- Ephemeral resources
- Multi-tenancy
- Jurisdiction issues
- Log availability

Data Sources

- Cloud provider logs
- API audit trails
- Network flow logs
- Application logs
- Identity provider logs

Best Practices

- Pre-configure logging
- Establish legal agreements
- Automate evidence collection
- Maintain chain of custody
- Use cloud-native tools