Digital forensic has evolved from addressing
minor computer crimes to investigation of
complex international cases with massive effect
on the world. This paper studies the evolution of
the digital forensic; its origins, its current
position and its future directions. This paper sets
the scene with exploring past literature on digital
forensic approaches followed by the assessment
and analysis of current state of art in both
industrial and academic digital forensics
research. The obtained results are compared and
analyzed to provide a comprehensive view of the
current digital forensics landscape. Furthermore,
this paper highlights critical digital forensic
issues that are being overlooked and not being
addressed as deserved. The paper finally
concludes with offering future research
directions in this area.