Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Computer Science) by Supervisor "Olivier, Martin S."

Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Computer Science) by Supervisor "Olivier, Martin S."

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  • Case study research as a method for digital forensic evidence examinations 
    Oyelami, Oluwasayo Oyeyemi (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    At the heart of any forensic science discipline, there is the need to ensure that the method applied in the discipline is based on a valid scienti c method. The aim of any forensic examination is to make veri able and ...
  • A Chain of findings for digital investigations 
    De Souza, Pedro (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    Digital Forensic investigations play a vital role in our technologically enhanced world, and it may incorporate a number of different types of evidence — ranging from digital to physical. During a Digital Forensics ...
  • Considerations towards the development of a forensic evidence management system 
    Arthur, Kweku Kwakye (University of Pretoria, 2010-09-13)
    The decentralized nature of the Internet forms its very foundation, yet it is this very nature that has opened networks and individual machines to a host of threats and attacks from malicious agents. Consequently, forensic ...
  • Data visualisation in digital forensics 
    Fei, B.K.L. (Bennie Kar Leung) (University of Pretoria, 2007-07-09)
    As digital crimes have risen, so has the need for digital forensics. Numerous state-of-the-art tools have been developed to assist digital investigators conduct proper investigations into digital crimes. However, digital ...
  • Design of a hybrid command and control mobile botnet 
    Pieterse, Heloise (University of Pretoria, 2014)
    Mobile devices have excelled in the 21st century due to the increasing popularity and continuous improvement of mobile technology. Today mobile devices have become all-in-one portable devices, providing inter-connectivity, ...
  • The development of an open-source forensics platform 
    Koen, Renico (University of Pretoria, 2009-06-29)
    The rate at which technology evolves by far outpaces the rate at which methods are developed to prevent and prosecute digital crime. This unfortunate situation may potentially allow computer criminals to commit crimes using ...
  • Digital Forensics in Second Life 
    Rakitianskaia, A.S. (Anastassia Sergeevna) (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    Computers and the internet have become an integral part of our lives. People have grown accustomed to feeling constantly connected to the outside world, and in the past couple of decades online social networks and ...
  • Evaluation and Identification of Authentic Smartphone Data 
    Pieterse, Heloise (University of Pretoria, 2019-07-09)
    Mobile technology continues to evolve in the 21st century, providing end-users with mobile devices that support improved capabilities and advance functionality. This ever-improving technology allows smartphone platforms, ...
  • Forensic attribution challenges during forensic examinations of databases 
    Hauger, Werner Karl (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    An aspect of database forensics that has not yet received much attention in the academic research community is the attribution of actions performed in a database. When forensic attribution is performed for actions executed ...
  • Forensic attribution challenges during forensic examinations of databases 
    Hauger, Werner Karl (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    An aspect of database forensics that has not yet received much attention in the academic research community is the attribution of actions performed in a database. When forensic attribution is performed for actions executed ...
  • Forensic evidence isolation in clouds 
    Delport, Waldo (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    Cloud computing is gaining acceptance and also increasing in popularity. Organisations often rely on cloud resources as an effective replacement for their `in-house' computer systems. In the cloud, virtual resources are ...
  • In search of search privacy 
    Brandi, Wesley Antonio (University of Pretoria, 2011-08-11)
    Search engines have become integral to the way in which we use the Web of today. Not only are they an important real time source of links to relevant information, but they also serve as a starting point to the Web. A ...
  • Link layer topology discovery in an uncooperative ethernet environment 
    Delport, Johannes Petrus (University of Pretoria, 2008-09-19)
    Knowledge of a network’s entities and the physical connections between them, a network’s physical topology, can be useful in a variety of network scenarios and applications. Administrators can use topology information for ...
  • A model for compound purposes and reasons as a privacy enhancing technology in a relational database 
    Van Staden, W.J.S. (Wynand Johannes Christiaan) (University of Pretoria, 2011)
    The protection of privacy related information of the individual is receiving increasing attention. Particular focus is on the protection of user interaction with other users or service providers. Protection of this interaction ...
  • A model for direct recording electronic voting systems 
    Medina Meza, Nelly Soledad (University of Pretoria, 2010-10-27)
    The automation of the election process has been experimented in many countries during recent years, to demonstrate that it accelerates the election process and that it offers many advantages; however, such automation also ...
  • On privacy in mobile voice communication networks 
    Croft, Neil John (University of Pretoria, 2011-10-04)
    The introduction of mobile communications has undoubtedly altered our physical and social world. Like the Internet, it has changed the way we interact with each other allowing for communication using a variety of communication ...
  • On the use of economic price theory to determine the optimum levels of privacy and information utility in microdata anonymisation 
    Zielinski, Marek Piotr (University of Pretoria, 2010-09-13)
    Statistical data, such as in the form of microdata, is used by different organisations as a basis for creating knowledge to assist in their planning and decision-making activities. However, before microdata can be made ...
  • Polar: proxies collaborating to achieve anonymous web browsing 
    Tillwick, Heiko Mark (University of Pretoria, 2007-07-09)
    User tracking and profiling is a growing threat to online privacy. Whilst Internet users can choose to withhold their personal information, their Internet usage can still be traced back to a unique IP address. This study ...
  • Privacy in Voice-over-IP mitigating the risks at SIP intermediaries 
    Neumann, Thorsten (University of Pretoria, 2010-09-02)
    Telephony plays a fundamental role in our society. It enables remote parties to interact and express themselves over great distances. The telephone as a means of communicating has become part of every day life. Organisations ...
  • Reconstruction in Database Forensics 
    Adedayo, Oluwasola Mary (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    The increasing usage of databases in the storage of critical and sensitive information in many organizations has led to an increase in the rate at which databases are exploited in computer crimes. Databases are often ...