University of Rhode Island DigitalCommons@URI Open Access Master's Theses 2014 FORENSICS STEADY STATE Travis Scarboro University of Rhode Island,
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[email protected]. FORENSICS STEADY STATE BY TRAVIS SCARBORO A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND STATISTICS UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 2014 MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS OF TRAVIS SCARBORO APPROVED: Thesis Committee: Major Professor Victor Fay-Wolfe Lisa DiPippo Stu Westin Nasser H. Zawia DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 2014 ABSTRACT After finishing the process of investigating digital evidence on a forensic workstation, it is important for law enforcement to use a forensically sound machine when starting a new investigation. To prevent cross-contamination of remnants between cases, most law enforcement agencies seek to have a controlled operating environment that can be reset to a sterile state which ensures that all remnants of previous cases are not present. The discontinuation of Windows SteadyState™ has left forensic investigators without a viable automated solution for ensuring a controlled environment that protects the probative value of digital evidence. This thesis project forensically validates and modifies an existing open-source SteadyState™ solution, Forensics Steady State, which will provide law enforcement officers with a viable substitution to other costly products.