

Rising cybersecurity attacks and security concerns, coupled with increasing insider attacks, are expected to positively impact the digital forensics market during the forecast period. Currently, digital forensic technology is widely being used in the private sector for internal investigations.

Digital evidence is stored or transmitted in binary form and can be found on a computer hard drive, mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), CD or flash card in a digital camera. Evidence is most often collected through digital forensics for the usage of data in a court of law.

The global digital forensics market accounted for over USD 4.62 billion in 2017 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.7% during the forecast period, 2019–2026.ĭigital forensics involves uncovering and interpreting electronic data to preserve any evidence in its original form while performing a structured investigation by collecting, identifying and validating digital information for the purpose of reconstructing past events.
