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Forensics Analysis of Xbox One Game Console: Ali M. Al-Haj
Forensics Analysis of Xbox One Game Console: Ali M. Al-Haj
(Sep 2015)
Conclusion Davies, M., Read, H., Xynos, K., & Sutherland, I. (2015).
Forensic analysis of a Sony PlayStation 4: A first
The proposed best practice guidance would let digital look. Digital Investigation, 12, S81-S89.
forensics examiner perform a logical analysis of a write
protected Xbox one. Moreover, the physical analysis Express & Star (2015) Gamer blackmailed girl, 12, for sex
allows them to gain the valuable NTFS file timestamp images. Available at:
from Xbox one hard drive. The modification of http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/17/gamerblac
information is prevented on the original evidence kmailed-girl-12-for-sex-images/ (Accessed: 1 October
2015).
source, and thus evidential integrity is maintained. The
amount of data retrievable however is directly Moore, J., Baggili, I., Marrington, A., & Rodrigues, A.
dependent on the incident time and when the (2014). Preliminary forensic analysis of the Xbox
investigation takes a place. Table 2 determines that. The One. Digital Investigation, 11, S57-S65.
live offline analysis provided a little amount of data
such as the user's first name, recorded gameplay videos Orland, K. (2015) Sony PS4 now owns the majority of
and storage state. However, the live online analysis currentgeneration console sales. Available at:
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provides the majority of the user data. Table 3 details pushespast-50-percent-of-the-worldwide-console-market/
the features, and the possible data the investigator could (Accessed: 28 September 2015).
find there. The forced operating system update could
interrupt the examiner investigation if the credential Shields, N. (2014) ‘Exploratory Analysis of the Microsoft
login were unavailable. However, it is the best practical Xbox one’, F3 Analyst’s Annual Workshop, 14.
guidance to examine the device. The Additional tests
Sutherland, I., Read, H., & Xynos, K. (2014). Forensic
provided some useful finding for investigators about the analysis of smart TV: A current issue and call to arms. Digital
Xbox One hard drive also it is aware them that Xbox Investigation, 11(3), 175-178.
One hard drive can be used in steganography cases.
Xbox One |Official Site Available at:
Future Work http://www.xbox.com/enUS/xbox-one?xr=shellnav
The advanced technology that keeps on developing (Accessed: 5 October 2015).
for users and the interactivity options for the Xbox
Xbox One Operating System Versions and System Updates
One that may require investigation in their right. (2015) Available at: http://support.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-
Newly, Microsoft allows Xbox one users to stream one/system/system-updateoperating-system (Accessed: 4
their Xbox One games to a Windows 10 PC or tablet, October 2015).
this connection would be interesting to examine.
Future research should consider the implication of Xbox support, T. (2015) Xbox One. Available at:
the Xbox One connection capabilities with the http://support.xbox.com/en-US/browse/xbox-one/apps
(Accessed: 15 September 2015).
SmartGlass App on smartphones and tablets. Any
evidence of the user usage and communications will
be a place of interest to investigators.