| 摘要 |
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for remotely collecting data stored by a user in one or more network storage areas residing on a network. For example, embodiments of the method involve utilizing a mapping tool to identify at least one network storage area associated with the user, utilizing a collection tool to access at least one network storage area via a network, copying the data stored on the at least one network storage area, and transmitting the data from the at least one network storage area to a collection server. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for identifying a network storage area associated with a user, the method comprising:
crawling, via a computing device processor, a network to scan a plurality of network devices residing on the network; identifying, via a computing device processor, as a result of the scanning, a path of the network storage area as being associated with the user based on the path including an indicator associated with the user; generating, via a computing device processor, and storing, in computing device memory, a directory that stores a plurality of paths and indicators in association with respective users; transmitting, via a computing device processor, the identified path and indicator associated with the user from a scanned network device, at which the path and the indicator were identified, to the directory; in response to copying data from the network storage area, generating, via a computing device processor, an evidence object and associating the evidence object with the data, wherein the evidence object reflects at least one of an identity of the network storage location or location of the network storage area; and storing, at the network storage device, the evidence object in conjunction with the data, wherein the association between the evidence object and data insures that the evidence object adheres to the data for subsequent communication of the data throughout the network.
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