Digital Forensic Model for Non-Tecnical Lay People

Biometric data are being adopted increasingly by country governments and commercial organisations worldwide for Personal Identification and Recognition. This implied that Individuals of all walks of life may very soon become holders of biometric E-Passports, Visa and Credit cards, as well as other biometric identification documents. A core problem already suffered by the general lay and non-technical members of society involved the complex technical and fragmented settings of bureaucratic systems. How does one go about in reporting a hacking incident? The proposed Forensic Model as illustrated in <strong>Figure 5 </strong>provides an easy ‘do it yourself’ prescription for all non-technical lay people in organisations or home computer users or holders of any form of legal identification document in case of a potential breach of the law. The forensic investigation components contained all tasks expected to be carried out during each phase of the model. The three Phases of the model include: <strong>1. </strong>The <strong>Basic Phase </strong>- signifies the beginning of the forensic investigation process once the user realized that he/she has been hacked. <strong>2. </strong>The <strong>Advanced Phase</strong>– refers to the more detailed examination of evidence involving more sophisticated computer and experienced staff or others. <strong>3. </strong>The <strong>Specialist Phase </strong>- refers to a complete investigation analysis, examination and live presentation of evidences by the Forensic Scientific Laboratory Team with specialized equipment. <strong> </strong> <strong>7.3. Applications for Non-Technical Lay Members of Society. </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>Phase 1 Basic </strong>– If an individual had suspected that any of his or her Identification Documents have been hacked, the basic step requires conducting an in-house investigation using the easy flexible digital forensic investigation components including: collecting, examining, reporting, presenting and preserving the information. Do not attempt to make changes in the documents. <strong> </strong> <strong>Phase 2 Advanced </strong>- Immediately report the incident to any of the community not-for-profit organisations such as the Community Law Centre; Citizens Advice Bureau; or ring the local police; or even contact some experienced friends to help with the forensic processes. The advanced level staff will then make appropriate referral to the Specialist Level. <strong> </strong> <strong>Phase 3 Specialist </strong>- will conduct the forensic investigation, examination and presentation of evidences in a court of law.