E-Mail Forensis

Abstract

This work presents research in a field of the Digital Email Forensics. Today, it is a well-known fact that the significant number of emails are malicious in nature. There is often a need to identify and authenticate the conversation participants, which is being done by use of email forensics. The aim of this work is a presentation and comparison of existent forensics methods and tools. Multiple forensics techniques and tools were analyzed. In the end, the current advantages and disadvantages of email forensics were concluded, alongside with a fact of existing need for its improvement and further development.