Digital Forensics for Automobile Systems: The Challenges and a Call to Arms

Authors: James Moos* , Gareth Davies* , Elinor Lewis , Nathan Williams , Brian Gichohi , Rebecca Lane and Andrew Bellamy

DOI: 10.23880/ijfsc-16000101

Volume 1, Issue 1

Abstract

Vehicles nowadays contain computer systems that enable navigation and entertainment. These units have the potential to generate evidence for an investigation. This paper presents the research work undertaken to apply the field of digital forensics to 4 different automobile entertainment systems, both genuine manufacturer and aftermarket. A number of challenges were faced and are presented here along with some findings and suggestions for future work.

Keywords: Digital Forensics; Vehicles; Automobile Systems; Infotainment Systems

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