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AIC: New research explores using cloud-based technology for child sexual abuse investigations

Link to: Benefits and risks of implementing cloud-based technology for child sexual abuse investigations in Australia

A new AIC study conducted by the University of Adelaide assesses the benefits of using cloud-based technologies in child sexual abuse investigations.

The quantity of child abuse material being confiscated and processed during criminal investigations presents budgetary and computing resource challenges, while also limiting inter-agency collaboration.
The paper reviews the discrete benefits of cloud-based infrastructures and assesses the perceived risks associated with their use.
It demonstrates how a shared responsibility model can work in practice for child abuse investigations by developing a secure cloud environment in partnership with a cloud-based infrastructure provider.