Summary
This chapter provided various legal and privacy aspects for DFIR teams to consider prior to embarking upon a forensic investigation of a case where the cloud may be involved. A basic understanding of legal requirements will certainly help DFIR teams in making sure all the incident response sets adhere to legal and regulatory requirements. Some of the key learnings from this chapter include the following:
- It is all about jurisdiction: Where is the data located? Is it on a cloud system or a physical server? It is very important for DFIR teams to understand the location of the data being stored and whether there are any legal requirements to adhere to prior to collecting or transferring data for investigations.
- Private data: It’s critically important for DFIR teams to recognize the type of data that is hosted on these affected systems. It could be PII, PHI, PCI, any other sensitive data, or all of them. However, it is important that they consider the legal requirements...