Webmail Forensics: Collecting & Analyzing Artifacts

Almost everyone uses at least one or more web-based email client account for communication with one user to another. Increased usage of web based email client leads to the rise in the cybercrime rate drastically involving cases that require forensic email analysis of the webmail account. It is observed that introduction of virtual way of communication provided by internet has made our life lot easier and less complex by taking us to new level of effectiveness, productivity & connectivity.

Browser History Forensics

People are aware of multiple web browsers that are being used almost every day on the World Wide Web to retrieve information, mail purpose, social networking, official works etc. Some common web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc. are used daily by millions of people all over the world. Internet users use browsers on their mobile phones or laptops as well that contacts and requests information from the web server. The web server sends back the information back to the web browser and these database assist investigators in browser history forensics.