Abstract

Cloud computing is the most important and almost universally desired administration for all organisations because it allows organisations to exchange resources such as calculating, stocking, and programming units while also ensuring ease of use and management of virtualization technologies. Viva supports the internet. Comfort, mobility, stability, adaptability, speed, tremendous bandwidth limits, availability, and on-demand network access are just a few of the major benefits of cloud computing. The flexibility of options for cloud computing solutions has made it impossible for hackers to seek successful and pervasive future surveillance and security openings as emerging innovation. This paper examines cloud crime scene investigation research in order to include potential options, including questions and challenges, as well as several recommendations for overcoming these challenges.

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