CSCI511 Sharing New Forensic Artifacts
1) Reply to the RC’s Post
Hi RC, that’s a great post! I agree with you that no matter how much skilled an individual
happens to be; it is always imperative to be ethical. Any professional, including a system
administrator, must always keep on distinguishing between rights and wrongs (Zhang, Choo, &
Beebe, 2019). They ought to champion the former while working to mitigate the latter. It is true
that if an organization is populated by professionals who are able to do that on a regular basis, it
would become way more sustainable than companies which do not (Davidoff, 2018; Teng &
Wen, 2020). It is great that you try to be ethical, and I believe that this is a positive step that can
bring changes at your place of work as well as in other settings where you relate with people.
Indeed, Proverbs 10:9 is relevant as it encourages believers to always be men and women of
integrity (King James Bible, 2022).
The members of the public and those in positions of authority have often complained that
organizations like Microsoft fail to be ethical in their business dealings. They are accused of
championing money making endeavors as opposed to protecting their clients and the members of
the general public. These accusations have basis, and that is primarily because the companies in
question do a lot of things which other stakeholders are unaware of (Angel & Kelly, 2020). This
is despite the fact that they gather and maintain a lot of personal information; and the owners as
well as other stakeholders should have an idea of how such data may be used (Zhang et al.,
2019). I am also of the opinion that forensic artifacts ought to be shared with other legitimate
professionals. Regards.
References
Angel, M., & Kelly, J. S. (2020). Forensic document examination in the 21st century. Taylor &
Francis.
Davidoff, S. (2018, June 27). Exposing the secret office 365 forensics tool. LMG security.
https://www.lmgsecurity.com/exposing-the-secret-office-365-forensics-tool/.
King James Bible. (2022). King James Bible online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/
(Original work published 1769).
Teng, S. Y., & Wen, C. Y. (2020, September 28). A forensic examination of four popular cross-
platform file-sharing apps with Wi-Fi P2P. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 66(1), 315-322.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14574.
Zhang, X., Choo, K. K. R., & Beebe, N. L. (2019, August). How do I share my IoT forensic
experience with the broader community? An automated knowledge sharing IoT forensic
platform. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(4), 6850-6861,
https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2019.2912118.
2) Reply to Wyatt’s Post
Hi Wyatt, you are right! Some of the actions of big tech companies could actually be
undermining their own integrity, as well as the interests of a significant number of their
stakeholders (Davidoff, 2018). Regulators and clients hope that any company taking personal
information would be hard to breach, and they should also share enough information elaborating
how they conduct their business. Besides that, details about forensic artifacts should be shared
with the forensic community. Cooperation does help the parties involved to bring-out the best
that their combined competence can manage. Sharing would also reduce the kind of suspicion
that is perpetuated when organizations become so secretive (Teng & Wen, 2020).
Irrespective of how secretive an organization is, there is often the risk of information
leaking out. Thee legitimate stakeholders would rather hear from the management directly, rather
than be forced to consume potentially faulty or altered information. Indeed, there are cases where
the rivals lie in order to mitigate the competitive edge being enjoyed by a firm like Microsoft
(Zhang, Choo, & Beebe, 2019). The Bible in the Book of Proverbs 25:21 shares important
wisdom, and that is when parties are hungry for something (in this case, the hunger is for
information), they ought to be supplied with it as much as possible (King James Bible, 2022).
The technology industry and all their stakeholders should work together as a community,
and one of the ways in which communities function is by having the members trust each other. If
it is determined that some of the members are hiding information, the desired harmony may
never be realized (Angel & Kelly, 2020). I agree that there should be a legal framework to
compel unethical organizations to observe best practice. Best regards.
References
Angel, M., & Kelly, J. S. (2020). Forensic document examination in the 21st century. Taylor &
Francis.
Davidoff, S. (2018, June 27). Exposing the secret office 365 forensics tool. LMG security.
https://www.lmgsecurity.com/exposing-the-secret-office-365-forensics-tool/.
King James Bible. (2022). King James Bible online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/
(Original work published 1769).
Teng, S. Y., & Wen, C. Y. (2020, September 28). A forensic examination of four popular cross-
platform file-sharing apps with Wi-Fi P2P. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 66(1), 315-322.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14574.
Zhang, X., Choo, K. K. R., & Beebe, N. L. (2019, August). How do I share my IoT forensic
experience with the broader community? An automated knowledge sharing IoT forensic
platform. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(4), 6850-6861,
https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2019.2912118.
