DocuShield: A Volatile Memory Spooling Architecture for Mitigating Data Remanence in Commercial Print Environments
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Authors
- Banda Jai Servana Bhava
Institutions
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22817896
- Primary Topic
- Digital and Cyber Forensics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00