TITLE:
Internet of Things for Digital Forensics Application in Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
Faihan B. Bindrwish, Amer Nizar Abu Ali, Wed H. Ghabban, Alaaldin Alrowwad, Najmah Adel Fallatah, Omair Ameerbakhsh, Ibrahim M. Alfadli
KEYWORDS:
Smart Home, Internet of Things, Digital Forensic, FB Framework
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Internet of Things,
Vol.13 No.1,
January
4,
2023
ABSTRACT: Despite the extensive empirical literature relating to the Internet of
Things (IoT), surprisingly few attempts have sought to establish the ways in
which digital forensics can be applied to undertake detailed examinations
regarding IoT frameworks. The existing
digital forensic applications have effectively held back efforts to
align the IoT with digital forensic strategies. This is because the forensic applications are ill-suited to
the highly complex IoT frameworks and would, therefore, struggle to
amass, analyze and test the necessary evidence that would be required by a
court. As such, there is a need to develop a suitable forensic framework to
facilitate forensic investigations in IoT settings. Nor has considerable
progress been made in terms of collecting and saving network and server logs from IoT settings to enable examinations.
Consequently, this study sets out to develop and test the FB system which is a
lightweight forensic framework capable of improving the scope of investigations
in IoT environments. The FB system can organize the management of various IoT
devices found in a smart apartment, all of which is controlled by the owner’s
smart watch. This will help to perform useful functions, automate the
decision-making process, and ensure that the system remains secure. A Java app is utilized to simulate the FB system,
learning the user’s requirements and security expectations when
installed and employing the MySQL server as a means of logging the
communications of the various IoT devices.