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Research: Investigating the XBOX 360 with Kinect: Implications for Digital Forensics

The Microsoft Xbox 360 with Kinect is the latest online gaming device on the market. The addition of the Kinect gives the Xbox 360 the ability to control games without using a controller, to record voices and to snap digital images of the users. The Xbox 360 is recognized as a popular entertainment and educational device, as well as a platform that can be used by online predators to victimize children or store evidence of criminal activity. Because the Xbox 360 can be used in criminal activity, it is vital that digital forensics examiners be able to recover items of evidentiary value. While some research has been conducted on forensic examination of the Xbox 360, no studies have addressed the evidence left on the Xbox 360 with Kinect. This study examines the evidentiary artifacts left by users on the Xbox 360 with Kinect and the implications for digital forensics examiners.

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Dr. Mark McCoy

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