IT Forensics · Car
Forensic analysis of the Update software history – Forensic documentation of installed software versions and Update history
Vehicle control units from many manufacturers log the software versions installed and, in some cases, the date of previous software updates, whether carried out by a garage or as an over-the-air update.
This information may be relevant in determining which software version was actually active at the time of an incident and whether a Update might have affected the vehicle’s behaviour.
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Since its foundation, LanCologne has specialised in professional IT forensics. Our staff have decades of experience in the field of information technology and assist companies, solicitors, private individuals and, on a regular basis, the courts in the technical investigation of complex digital matters.
The examination is, as a matter of principle, carried out exclusively on a forensic copy, a forensic image or a data source captured in a technically equivalent manner that preserves the integrity of the evidence. The original evidence remains unchanged and is stored in a manner that preserves its integrity.
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We document the available information on the software versions installed and the Update timings of the relevant control units, and place this within the chronological sequence of the investigation.
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This is how a Software-Update analysis is carried out
Once the relevant control units have been read out, the available information on software versions and Update times is documented and cross-checked against other data sources, such as the fault memory history.
Why is the Update software analysis relevant from a forensic perspective?
Proving a specific software version can be crucial if a subsequent Update update has altered the vehicle’s previous behaviour.
The documented Update history can also play an important role in the event of product recalls due to known software faults.
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Do you require a professional forensic investigation into „forensic tracing of Software-Update history"? LanCologne can assist you in securing digital evidence to a standard acceptable in court, as well as in the traceable analysis of relevant vehicle artefacts.
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