Esra, Altulaihan and Abrar, Alismail and Rahman, M.M. Hafizur and Abubakar, Adamu (2023) Email security issues, tools, and techniques used in investigation. Sustainability, 15 (13). pp. 1-28. ISSN 2071-1050
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Abstract
The email system is a globally distributed communication infrastructure service that involves multiple actors playing different roles to ensure end-to-end mail delivery. It is an indispensable method of communicating that is changing how people share data and information. As a result, it facilitates effective and efficient communication, especially in business, as well as convenience, accessibility, and replication. Today, email can send more than just text files; it can also send audio, video, photos, and other files with extensions. With email becoming ubiquitous in all aspects of our lives, enhancing its security, operating procedures, and forensic investigation has become essential. The purpose of this paper is to review some real email forensic incidents and the tools and techniques that have been proposed. A discussion of the major threats to email as well as techniques to mitigate them will also be provided. A comparison study was made of several techniques and analysis tools used in email forensics. In addition, this paper compares the available software tools for email forensics based on factors such as language interface, user interface, programming language, creation of image files, calculation of hash value, cost, and advantages.
| Item Type: | Article (Review) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | email; security; email forensics; threats; investigation; email analysis; tools; techniques |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) > Q300 Cybernetics |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science |
| Depositing User: | Dr Adamu Abubakar |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2023 10:23 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2023 10:27 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/106528 |
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