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Cloud & Network Forensics

Investigating Across Hybrid Environments

Comprehensive forensic investigations across cloud platforms, hybrid environments, and network infrastructures. Our experts navigate complex cloud architectures and network topologies to uncover digital evidence with precision and speed.

Amazon Web Services
CloudTrail, VPC Flow, S3 Forensics
Microsoft Azure
Activity Logs, Sentinel, NSG Flow
Google Cloud Platform
Audit Logs, VPC Flow, Cloud Ops
Cloud Forensics Network Forensics

Cloud Forensic Investigations

Cloud forensics involves the identification, collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence from cloud computing environments. With 94% of enterprises using cloud services, cloud evidence has become critical to modern investigations.

The Cloud Forensic Challenge

Cloud environments present unique forensic challenges due to their distributed nature, multi-tenancy, and dynamic resource allocation. Our experts specialize in overcoming these challenges:

Geographic Data Distribution

Evidence spread across multiple regions, zones, and availability sets requiring coordinated collection

Multi-Tenancy Analysis

Isolating evidence in shared infrastructure while maintaining chain of custody

Ephemeral Resource Capture

Rapid preservation of short-lived instances, containers, and serverless functions

IAM & Access Forensics

Analysis of complex identity policies, permissions, and authentication patterns

Forensic Data Acquisition

Comprehensive collection of cloud artifacts including logs, configurations, storage data, and metadata while maintaining chain of custody and legal defensibility.

Incident Response & Analysis

Rapid response to cloud security incidents including unauthorized access, data breaches, insider threats, and compliance violations in cloud environments.

Cloud Investigation Specializations

Our cloud forensic investigations cover all major aspects of cloud environments, from infrastructure to application layers across all major platforms.

Compute Forensics

Virtual machines, containers, and serverless functions analysis

  • Memory forensics of cloud instances
  • Container image and runtime analysis
  • Ephemeral storage examination
  • Configuration drift and integrity verification

Storage Forensics

Object storage, block storage, and file systems investigation

  • S3 bucket access pattern analysis
  • EBS volume snapshot forensics
  • Azure Blob Storage activity reconstruction
  • Data lifecycle and retention investigation

Network Forensics

Virtual networks, load balancers, and DNS analysis

  • VPC/NSG flow log correlation
  • Cloud firewall rule and ACL examination
  • DNS query and resolution investigation
  • Traffic pattern and anomaly detection

Identity & Access Forensics

IAM policies, roles, and authentication log analysis

  • Privileged access and escalation investigation
  • Federation trust and SAML assertion analysis
  • Credential misuse and brute force detection
  • Role assumption and delegation tracking

Comprehensive Log Analysis Framework

We examine numerous log sources across cloud platforms to build complete investigation timelines:

Management Logs

API calls, configuration changes, and administrative events

Data Plane Logs

Resource access, data operations, and transaction records

Security Logs

Threat detection, vulnerability scanning, and compliance alerts

Identity Logs

Authentication, authorization, and directory service events

Network Forensic Investigations

Network forensics involves capturing, recording, and analyzing network events to discover the source of security attacks or other problem incidents. Our capabilities span traditional and cloud-native networks.

Network Evidence Collection

We leverage multiple evidence sources to reconstruct events and identify malicious activity across network layers:

Packet Capture Analysis

Deep inspection of network packets including headers and payloads for protocol analysis and session reconstruction.

Flow Data Examination

Analysis of NetFlow, sFlow, and IPFIX data for traffic pattern recognition and anomaly detection.

Security Device Logs

Correlation of firewall, IDS/IPS, and proxy logs for comprehensive threat detection and analysis.

Advanced Investigation Techniques

Our network forensic methodology employs multiple advanced techniques:

Traffic Behavioral Analysis

Examining network traffic patterns, behaviors, and communication anomalies

  • Protocol anomaly and deviation detection
  • Traffic baselining and deviation analysis
  • Bandwidth consumption pattern examination
  • Geolocation and ASN correlation mapping

Advanced Threat Hunting

Proactive search for indicators of compromise and advanced persistent threats

  • IOC detection, correlation, and timeline analysis
  • APT campaign identification and tracking
  • Lateral movement and pivot point detection
  • Command & control communication pattern analysis

Incident Reconstruction

Recreating security incidents from disparate network evidence sources

  • Attack timeline and kill chain reconstruction
  • Impact assessment and scope determination
  • Attribution analysis and actor profiling
  • Root cause analysis and lessons learned

Forensic Tools & Methodologies

We utilize specialized tools and platforms designed for cloud and network forensic investigations across hybrid environments.

Cloud Forensic Platforms

Exabeam, Splunk, Elastic Security, and Azure Sentinel for cloud log aggregation, correlation, and analysis across multiple cloud providers with automated timeline generation.

Network Analysis Suite

Wireshark, NetworkMiner, tcpdump, and Zeek for comprehensive packet capture, protocol analysis, network traffic reconstruction, and behavioral analysis.

Cloud Native Security Tools

AWS Security Hub, Google Cloud Security Command Center, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud for native cloud security monitoring, investigation, and automated response.

Log Management & SIEM

Graylog, LogRhythm, and QRadar for centralized log collection, normalization, analysis, and correlation across cloud and on-premise environments.

Ready to Investigate Your Cloud Environment?

Contact our cloud and network forensics experts for a confidential consultation.

Immediate Incident Response Checklist

  1. Enable comprehensive logging: Activate CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs, or GCP Audit Logs immediately
  2. Preserve ephemeral evidence: Take snapshots of running instances and containers
  3. Secure access credentials: Rotate IAM keys and preserve old credentials for investigation
  4. Document current state: Capture security groups, IAM policies, and network configurations
  5. Contact forensic experts: Cloud environments change rapidly; early investigation preserves evidence
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