Toward a general ontology for digital forensic disciplines

dc.contributor.authorKarie, Nickson M.
dc.contributor.authorVenter, H.S. (Hein)
dc.contributor.emailhventer@cs.up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-15T08:20:56Z
dc.date.available2014-07-15T08:20:56Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.description.abstractOntologies are widely used in different disciplines as a technique for representing and reasoning about domain knowledge. However, despite the widespread ontology-related research activities and applications in different disciplines, the development of ontologies and ontology research activities are still wanting in digital forensic disciplines. This paper therefore presents the case for establishing an ontology for digital forensic disciplines. Such an ontology would enable better categorisation of digital forensic disciplines, as well as help with the development of methodologies that can offer direction in different areas of digital forensics, such as professional specialisation, certifications, development digital forensic tools, curricula and educational materials. In addition, the ontology presented in this paper can be used, for example, to better organise digital forensics domain knowledge and explicitly describe the discipline's semantics in a common way. Finally, this paper is meant to spark discussions and further research on an internationally agreed ontological distinction of the digital forensic disciplines. Digital forensic disciplines ontology is a novel approach towards organising the digital forensics domain knowledge and constitutes the main contribution of this paper.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029en_US
dc.identifier.citationKarie, NM & Venter, HS 2014, 'Toward a general ontology for digital forensic discipline', Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 1231-1241.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-1198 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1556-4029 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/1556-4029.12511
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/40745
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_US
dc.rights© 2014 American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The definite version is available online at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029.en_US
dc.subjectForensic scienceen_US
dc.subjectDigital forensicsen_US
dc.subjectOntologyen_US
dc.subjectOntological distinctionen_US
dc.subjectDigital forensicsen_US
dc.subjectDisciplinesen_US
dc.subjectDigital forensics sub-disciplinesen_US
dc.titleToward a general ontology for digital forensic disciplinesen_US
dc.typePreprint Articleen_US

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