Fundamentals of Digital Forensics
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3. Digital evidence acquisition procedures
3.2. Identification of data storage devices
Storage devices have undergone a rapid evolution in the recent years, requiring the forensic analyst to be attentive and research each equipment under analysis, seeking to know about all the data storage devices that the equipment supports. In this way, the analyst can seek to identify all such equipment (Figure 22).
Figure 22 – Identification of storage devices