IT Forensics · Drones
Forensic reconstruction of automatic flight data uploads – Forensic analysis of automated data transfers
Some drone systems automatically transmit flight data to the manufacturer’s own Server systems without any direct intervention by the user, for example for diagnostic, security or product improvement purposes.
Evidence of such an automated upload, as well as its exact time, may be of forensic relevance, particularly if it involved the transfer of data that is no longer available locally.
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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 examine any available evidence of automated data uploads and, where legally permissible, analyse the transferred content as a supplementary source of forensic data.
Typical areas of application
This is how an analysis of automatic uploads works
Once the data has been backed up, network and app logs are checked for evidence of automated data transfers. The time and, where ascertainable, the volume of the data transferred are documented and placed within the context of the investigation.
Why is the analysis of automatic uploads relevant from a forensic perspective?
Data transferred automatically may still be available to the manufacturer even after it has been deleted or overwritten locally, which may provide an additional means of reconstruction.
At the same time, the automated transfer of data to third parties raises specific data protection issues, which are being taken into account as part of the investigation.
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