The different types of reports produced in digital forensics investigations

The third section of the article Horsman – The different types of reports produced in digital forensics investigations

Report Types outlines three different types of reports that can be prepared by forensic practitioners and contextualized these reports for use in digital forensics examinations.

In this section, each of the three report types is discussed in detail.

With regards to Evaluative Reports which of the following statements is incorrect? (Select the most appropriate response)

A) Some scenarios are highly complex and may require the consideration of more than two propositions as part of evaluative reporting.

B) In evaluative reporting, the opinion of the examiner can be stated as fact.

C) It is important for examiners to be mindful of the language they utilize within evaluative reports and the way they convey their written descriptions of any relevant findings.

D) Evaluative reports should be produced when two conditions are met including when the practitioner seeks to evaluate findings with respect to specific competing propositions.