DIN Standards Committee Information Technology and IT Applications
DIN EN ISO/IEC 27037
Information technology - Security techniques - Guidelines for identification, collection, acquisition and preservation of digital evidence (ISO/IEC 27037:2012); German version EN ISO/IEC 27037:2016
Informationstechnik - IT-Sicherheitsverfahren - Leitfaden für die Identifikation, Mitnahme, Sicherung und Erhaltung digitaler Beweismittel (ISO/IEC 27037:2012); Deutsche Fassung EN ISO/IEC 27037:2016
Overview
This International Standard provides guidance for specific activities in the handling of potential digital evidence; these processes are: identification, collection, acquisition and preservation of potential digital evidence. These processes are required in an investigation designed to maintain the integrity of the digital evidence, an acceptable approach to collecting digital evidence that supports its admissibility in court and disciplinary proceedings, as well as other instances. This International Standard also provides a general guide for collection of non-digital evidence to assist in the analysis of potential digital evidence.
Document: references other documents
Responsible national committee
NA 043-04-27-04 AK - Security controls and services
Responsible european committee
CEN/CLC/JTC 13 - Cybersecurity and Data Protection