New data sources for crime solving

Concluding our discussion of forensics, it is worthwhile to briefly discuss the IoT's impact in solving conventional crimes. In some cases, incidents relating to crime or accidents may occur outside your organization or home, but you may be asked to provide digital evidence from some of your own assets.

The IoT provides near ubiquitous sensor-related data, useful in establishing the facts surrounding an event. Visual and acoustic data provides a powerful set of evidence that juries can use to convict criminals.

Let's examine the types of evidence you may obtain surrounding an event.

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