E-mail forensic authorship attribution
| dc.contributor.author | Lalla, Himal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-10T07:57:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-11-10T07:57:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | E-mails have become the standard for business as well as personal communication. The inherent security risks within e-mail communication present the problem of anonymity. If an author of an e-mail is not known, the digital forensic investigator needs to determine the authorship of the e-mail using a process that has not been standardised in the e-mail forensic field. This research project examines many problems associated with e-mail communication and the digital forensic domain; more specifically e-mail forensic investigations, and the recovery of legally admissible evidence to be presented in a court of law. The Research Methodology utilised a comprehensive literature review in combination with Design Science which results in the development of an artefact through intensive research. The Proposed E-Mail Forensic Methodology is based on the most current digital forensic investigation process and further validation of the process was established via expert reviews. The opinions of the digital forensic experts were an integral portion of the validation process which adds to the credibility of the study. This was performed through the aid of the Delphi technique. This Proposed E-Mail Forensic Methodology adopts a standardised investigation process applied to an e-mail investigation and takes into account the South African perspective by incorporating various checks with the laws and legislation. By following the Proposed E-mail Forensic Methodology, e-mail forensic investigators can produce evidence that is legally admissible in a court of law. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/708 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | University of Fort Hare | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Electronic evidence. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Electronic mail systems. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Authorship. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Electronic mail messages. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Signatures (Writing) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Writing Identification. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Forensic accounting. | en_ZA |
| dc.title | E-mail forensic authorship attribution | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |
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