The art of digital sleuthing: How digital forensics unlocks the truth

This article outlines the digital forensics workflow used to investigate cybercrimes and related incidents, covering evidence collection (bit-for-bit imaging, order of volatility per RFC 3227), preservation (chain of custody and hashing), analysis (timelines, logs, RAM examination), documentation, and reporting (executive and technical outputs). It emphasizes maintaining data integrity, transparency, reproducibility, and legal defensibility while adapting methods to evolving technologies and cyberthreats.