14. Mobile Device Forensics
Mobile devices (cell phones in particular) are integral to today’s society and can be a crucial part of a forensic case. It is important to have an understanding of what challenges an investigator may face when it comes to mobile devices.
This chapter visits what types of data are stored on most cell phones and where this data can be found. It also reviews what types of tools there are to assist with cell phone forensics, whether they be hardware or software based. Demonstrating a few cell phone forensic tools, this chapter reviews acquisition and analysis of data. The chapter wraps up by looking at a few legal case studies where cell phones were pertinent to the investigation.
Due to the extremely wide variety of ...
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