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Digital Evidence

What is Digital Evidence?

Information stored or transmitted in digital form that may be used as evidence in legal proceedings or investigations.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as digital evidence. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on digital evidence

Requirements naming digital evidence across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

NIST SP 800-1812 controls

Identifies, collects, examines and preserves digital evidence under controlled and documented technique.

NICE-IN-WRL-002 · Digital Evidence Analysis

Digital evidence derived from personal data under the Law has the same determinative (evidentiary) effect as evidence derived from written data, provided it meets the criteria and technical conditions set out in the Executive Regulations.

EGY-PDPL-Art.11 · Determinative effect of digital evidence

Laos Cybercrime Law Articles 40-53 investigation procedures + procedural powers. Article 40 investigation procedures aligned with Lao Code of Criminal Procedure + Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) Police Cybercrime Investigation Department lead authority + Of...

LAOS-CC-Investigation-Procedural-Powers-Inspection-Articles-40-53-MoPS-Search-Seizure-Production · Laos Cybercrime Investigation + Procedural Powers + Inspection + Articles 40-53
MITRE ATT&CK1 control

Integrate ATT&CK with broader cybersecurity ecosystem and frameworks. MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations - rigorous evaluations of cybersecurity vendor solutions against real adversary tradecraft (APT3 + APT29 + Carbanak/FIN7 + Wizard Spider + Sandworm + Turla...

MITRE-ATTACK-Integration-Engenuity-Evaluations-CALDERA-NIST-CSF-CIS-Lockheed-Kill-Chain-Diamond-Model-STIX-TAXII · MITRE ATT&CK Integration + MITRE Engenuity + ATT&CK Evaluations + CALDERA + NIST CSF + CIS + STIX + TAXII

Questions people ask about digital evidence

What is Digital Evidence?
Information stored or transmitted in digital form that may be used as evidence in legal proceedings or investigations.
Why is Digital Evidence important for compliance?
Digital Evidence is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding digital evidence helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Digital Evidence?
Digital Evidence appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-181, Egypt Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020), Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions, Israel Protection of Privacy Law (5741-1981), Laos Law on Prevention and Combating Cybercrime (2015). Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Digital Evidence?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how digital evidence applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Digital Evidence applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.