Crimea: Russia or Ukraine? An International Law Perspective Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014 after a referendum was held which was not up to international standards. This move was largely condemned by the West and most of the international community does not recognize Crimea as a legitimate part of Russia, though it is now ruled by Russia and applicable to its laws, currency, and military. For example, residents of Crimea, even those who did not vote or voted against the annexation, are subject to the Russian conscription law which states that all healthy males aged 18 are required to complete mandatory military service unless unable to do so for a medical reason or if they are enrolled in a university (Conscription Service, p. 1). Up to today, Ukraine and Russia both claim that Crimea is theirs and there is no agreement reached at the time to settle this conflict. Background on how crimea was taken (maidan revolution, etc.) In order to begin to understand which country Crimea belongs to, it is important to understand the history of the peninsula. Crimea has been part of the Russian empire beginning in 1783 (Kramer, 1) after the defeat of the Ottomans up until 1954 when, during the Soviet Union, it was given to the Ukrainian SFSR by Premier Khrushchev. Russia’s argument as to why Crimea is theirs West’s argument as to why it belongs to Ukraine (their own motives and desire for influence) International Law analysis Works Cited “Conscription Service.” Counterterrorism : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, eng.mil.ru/en/career/conscription/determent.htm. Kramer, M. (2018, February 02). Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago? Retrieved December 07, 2018, from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/why-did-russia-give-away-crimea-sixty-y ears-ago?gclid=CLHnyZC7ndACFSLicgod-UEIXw Milestone One: MEMO Draft 1 Milestone One: MEMO Draft 6 THIS IS THE PROFESSOR’S COMMENT ON THE MEMO AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR FINAL SUBMISSION.( Gifty,Thanks for getting this turned in.  For a memo, this is a little long.  You will want to be more succinct and cut this down a bit.) MEMO DATE: 12/08/2018 TO: Non-expert Stakeholder FROM: (Cybersecurity Practitioner) SUBJECT: DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATION MEMO Over a period of years digital forensic investigation has out grown into a body that in need of details digital forensic model. Different academic researchers have suggested over a hundred different types of investigation procedural models. In addition to this proposed model over the years, there has been a challenged whereby the model lack experimental testing to ascertain the truth about the investigation. More so there is a need of evaluating the same model to complement the process of investigation progression in support to the entire scientific community (Learner, D. E. (2009). Electronic cri.

1. Crimea: Russia or Ukraine? An International Law Perspective
Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014 after a referendum
was held which was not up to international standards. This
move was largely condemned by the West and most of the
international community does not recognize Crimea as a
legitimate part of Russia, though it is now ruled by Russia and
applicable to its laws, currency, and military. For example,
residents of Crimea, even those who did not vote or voted
against the annexation, are subject to the Russian conscription
law which states that all healthy males aged 18 are required to
complete mandatory military service unless unable to do so for
a medical reason or if they are enrolled in a university
(Conscription Service, p. 1). Up to today, Ukraine and Russia
both claim that Crimea is theirs and there is no agreement
reached at the time to settle this conflict.
Background on how crimea was taken (maidan revolution,
etc.)
In order to begin to understand which country Crimea
belongs to, it is important to understand the history of the
peninsula. Crimea has been part of the Russian empire
beginning in 1783 (Kramer, 1) after the defeat of the Ottomans
up until 1954 when, during the Soviet Union, it was given to the
Ukrainian SFSR by Premier Khrushchev.
Russia’s argument as to why Crimea is theirs
West’s argument as to why it belongs to Ukraine (their
own motives and desire for influence)
International Law analysis

2. Works Cited
“Conscription Service.” Counterterrorism : Ministry of Defence
of the Russian
Federation, eng.mil.ru/en/career/conscription/determent.htm.
Kramer, M. (2018, February 02). Why Did Russia Give Away
Crimea Sixty Years Ago?
Retrieved December 07, 2018, from
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/why-did-russia-give-
away-crimea-sixty-y
ears-ago?gclid=CLHnyZC7ndACFSLicgod-UEIXw

3. Milestone One: MEMO Draft 1
Milestone One: MEMO Draft 6
THIS IS THE PROFESSOR’S COMMENT ON THE MEMO
AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR FINAL SUBMISSION.(
Gifty,Thanks for getting this turned in. For a memo, this is a
little long. You will want to be more succinct and cut this down
a bit.)
MEMO
DATE: 12/08/2018
TO: Non-expert Stakeholder
FROM: (Cybersecurity Practitioner)
SUBJECT: DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATION
MEMO
Over a period of years digital forensic investigation has out
grown into a body that in need of details digital forensic model.
Different academic researchers have suggested over a hundred
different types of investigation procedural models. In addition
to this proposed model over the years, there has been a
challenged whereby the model lack experimental testing to
ascertain the truth about the investigation. More so there is a
need of evaluating the same model to complement the process of
investigation progression in support to the entire scientific
community (Learner, D. E. (2009). Electronic crime scene
investigation. New York: Nova Science).
Based on the experienced encountered in ACME Company on
digital forensic investigation on Patrick Drew, there was
suspicions activities from HR department. The suspicion was
not proven. The information is handed over to IT department to
take a further analysis on the act and gather more details that

4. will give a clear and precise picture what the Company might be
facing. With the level of clearance that Patrick Drew has with
the Company operation, schematics, file and other technical
references maintenance, it was clear that he might be plotting to
tamper or steal information from the company to auction it to a
competitor. ACME company databases is preserve and
reinforced by security operation center (SOC). The center uses
Snort as an essential component of their security information
and event management (SIEM). Upon the suspicion, there was
an alert from SIEM to SOC of an existence of peer-to-peer
movement emanating from an internet protocol registered to
Drew’s computer. Realizing that there was transfer of files from
the same internet protocol, center for security enacted a two-
factor authorization to prevent sharing of files from one end to
another. This incident call for further action where the legal
team and Human Resource department decided to conduct
further digital forensic investigation on the matter.
There was a call to investigate the incident and the task was
handed over to digital forensic investigation team. For any
investigation to be conducted there must be due process that
should be followed to prevent any suspicion from the
investigated subject and to maintain a legal order that calls for
the same action. This process includes:
IDENTIFICATION
This is a process of identifying an incident from indicators and
defining the type of intrusion in the company. In this context
identification happens when SOC was alerted by SIEM of a
peer-to-peer files transfers which raised suspicion after (HR)
department reported the same suspicion from an internal worker
plotting to still the information.
PREPARATION
Digital forensic investigation should be ready to conduct the
process by gathering the required tools, methods, law suit
warrants, and overseeing authorizations and administration

5. support. Preparation in this scenario is understanding and
acknowledging the presents of SOC and SIEM and more so HR
department by monitoring and identifying the threats and taking
an initiate to investigate the matter. Presence of Snort and
Intrusion Prevention System contributed a lot to investigation
and gathering of facts.
METHODOLOGY PLAN
Formulating a plan based on possible witnesses and the
specified system in questions is also an essential strategy that
ease the entire investigation process. The core value for this
methodology is to collect proof of untainted facts in addition to
maximizing the effect on victim. The purpose of the process in
this scenario was to avoid the entire digital forensic
investigation from second guessing from the entire ACME
Company and the legal department on their initiate the
investigation on Patrick Drew suspicion and alleged data stolen.
Formulating a plan is give a clear picture and step to be
followed other than just rushing into the process without a
proper plan.
PROTECTION
All the evidence gathering from the crime scene were isolated,
fortified and the condition of physical and digital facts. The
entire process includes limiting the entire staff from using any
electromagnetic devices or digital devices in the scene. The
greater purpose of these process is avoiding any alteration to
the content that is under investigation by any part with the same
motive. Protecting evidence by digital forensic investigation
team is of important when conducting investigation of such
nature. Subject under investigation is presumed to have the
knowledge of the process and hence he/she might end up
tampering with the evidence.
ASSEMBLY
On identifying the physical scene all data should be recorded
and replicated with a standardized procedure which is legal and
follows due Company procedure.

6. SCRUTINY
There should be a deep search for facts involving the suspected
crime. The entire process involves focusing on recognizing the
pinning the essential evidence that are within unusual sites.
After collecting the facts, a detailed documentation analysis is
constructed.
BREAKDOWN
After gathering all the potential evidence, we determine the
importance, regenerate the pieces of information and come up
with a conclusion that lie entirely on the facts discovered on the
scene. The process might take long enough to come up with
actual and enough evidence to support the crime theory.
EXHIBITING
Final purpose for this entire process is to issue out exhibits that
will support crime theory. The reason behind presenting the
exhibit is to evaluate and relate whether the data collected and
analyzed matches with what the entire suspicion or allegation
was. Issuing out or presenting collected information to the
company by digital forensic investigation agency means that
they are in their full satisfactory state of what they have
gathered, and it is up to the Company to take further law suit
disciplinary process to the subject under investigation.
IMPACTS ON SECURITY
Respectively, there is a rise in the number of digital crimes in
each year in the entire world. With the changes in technology
and software users digitally savvy. The lawbreaking they
commit become refined. Legal suit is in a continuous race with
these criminals minded to make sure that the playing ground
remains leveled. Part of the process is coming up with
appropriate tools that will gap with the rise of the same crimes.
ACME Company should embrace the idea of developing a
constant team assigned to conducting investigation and auditing
every activity in the company. The impact to security in this
scenario is so sensitive that the company was in a position of
losing the entire company production under Patrick Drew
management.

7. With the information collected from the scene and the attempt
of stealing, company realized that every staff should be put
under monitoring process to avoid further of information.
Information collected prove beyond doubt the accuracy and
validity of the crime theory and call for further action. ACME
Company will take further action to the subject under
investigation and establishes defensibility against the Patrick
Drew action (Erickson, E. (2015). Criminalistics laboratory
manual: The basics of forensic investigation).
REFERENCES
Erickson, E. (2015). Criminalistics laboratory manual: The
basics of forensic investigation.
Muda, A. K., Choo, Y.-H, Abraham, A., & N, S. S.
(2014). Computational Intelligence in Digital Forensics:
Forensic Investigation and Applications. Cham: Springer
International Publishing.
Learner, D. E. (2009). Electronic crime scene investigation.
New York: Nova Science.
Erickson, E. (2015). Criminalistics laboratory manual: The
basics of forensic investigation