2017 Volume 73 Pages 72-85
“Digital forensics” means activities to secure evidence on digital devices, such as hard discs and servers, through data recovery and other techniques. In English‒spoken countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia, the field of digital forensics is seen as a part of activities of records management and archives. On the other hand, in Japan, this field is recognized mainly as a part of activities of law enforcement, police, legal issues, information security, and so forth. This article is a review of thoughts on and activities of digital forensics from comparative perspectives, based on literature review and the authorʼs experience at the conference of the Society of American Archivists. The aim of this article is to investigate to what extent the field of records management and archives can contribute to securing evidence in the born‒digital world.
