Big data as a challenge and opportunity in digital forensic investigation

In this era of Big Data, a huge amount of data is being generated which is too fast to be handled and processed by most of the existing systems/methods [1]. The mismatch in the production and consumption rates of Big Data poses new challenges in the digital crime and its forensics. On the other hand, Big Data Analytics also presents an opportunity to transform Digital Forensics process. The paper in hand focuses on the issues related to big data as a challenge and opportunities, both, in the digital crime investigation.