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An overview of the digital forensic investigation infrastructure of Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Apau R.
dc.contributor.author Koranteng F.N.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-31T15:05:24Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-31T15:05:24Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.issn 2589871X
dc.identifier.other 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2020.10.002
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/402
dc.description Apau, R., Department of Computer Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), UPO PMB, Kumasi, Ghana; Koranteng, F.N., Department of Information Technology Education, University of Education Winneba, P.O. Box 1277, Kumasi, Ghana en_US
dc.description.abstract Cybercrime incidents continue to plague economic development in the African region. Prior research indicates that millions of dollars are lost annually due to this menace. The prospects of Digital Forensics Investigation (DFI) as evident in developed countries provide hope for defeating cybercriminals. The paper assesses the effectiveness of legal infrastructure, technical mechanisms, the availability of capacity building programs, organisational infrastructure as well as the existence of cooperation mechanisms among relevant institutions in Ghana. The paper contends to the existence of legislation and mandated institutions. It concludes that, though the sector has recorded advancements over the years, the progress has been very slow leaving DFI still at an infant stage. Existing legislations are scattered and cumbersome whereas mandated institutions lack the requisite capacity. There is a need to streamline existing laws into a comprehensively harmonized legal framework. Furthermore, heavy investments must be deployed to boost the capacities of relevant institutions. � 2020 The Author(s) en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier B.V. en_US
dc.subject Cybercrime investigation en_US
dc.subject Digital evidence en_US
dc.subject Digital forensic en_US
dc.subject Electronic legislation en_US
dc.subject Ghana en_US
dc.subject National critical infrastructure en_US
dc.title An overview of the digital forensic investigation infrastructure of Ghana en_US
dc.type Review en_US


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