E-EvidenceNotes: An Implementation of Online Digital Evidence Taking Notes Tool with Data Retention

Abstract

There are many techniques of evidence note-taking in an investigation. However, a few issues arise in the handwriting method for digital evidence note-taking such as the alteration made by outsiders, no digital attachments and the risk of information being stolen. Therefore, a digital evidence-taking notes tool with a data retention policy is developed to address these issues. Waterfall Model is used as the methodology to develop e-EvidenceNotes consisting of five phases and the development of the project’s prototype are using PHP, MySQL and Visual Studio Code. This tool is expected to simplify the investigators manage their case notes which have the log-in module, notebook and team notebook module, activity logs as well as data retention definition.