The need for a technical approach to digital forensic evidence collection for wireless technologies

Whilst 802.11a/b/g wireless security is well documented by academic literature, there is little work discussing the forensic issues associated with the technology. This paper aims to discuss how 802.11-based wireless technologies may be misused compared with current electronic evidence collection and analysis techniques. The lack of procedural guides in the identification of wireless networks is noted, and the need for a technological solution in the evidence collection process of potential electronic evidence.