Explainable IoT Forensics: Investigation on Digital Evidence

This research examines the relevance of digital forensics in the field of Internet of Things and describes how different forensics tools and software are used to investigate cybercrimes. It emphasizes the importance of IoT Forensics and how it’s used to tackle cybercrimes. It also discusses on the challenges faced by IoT forensics and gives an insight into the recent advancements in the field. It gives a walkthrough about how digital forensics investigation is done in 'data stolen' or 'data deleted' scenario. An outline of research potential and problems in IoT forensics is given in this chapter. The main details of IoT forensics are described. In all stages of a forensic investigation, issues linked to IoT are highlighted along with the potential that IoT presents for forensics. An illustration of an IoT forensics case is given with appropriate analytics. A brief research overview is provided, with information on the important research directions and a review of relevant articles. Future research proposals are included in the chapter's conclusion.