Video Game Device Forensics

Link to paper.

Paper by Alex Barnett.

This paper is a broad overview of the last two generations of home consoles and the current generation of handheld consoles.  The paper focuses on the potential uses of video game devices to commit or assist in illegal activities, and argues that they should be treated no differently than normal computers in the context of an investigation.  It goes on to highlight the lack of research, methodologies, and tools available for analysis of these devices.

Written for CIT581V: Special topics in Cyber Forensics at Purdue University.