Mobile Forensics: Advanced Investigative Strategies

Key Features
A straightforward guide to address the roadblocks face when doing mobile forensics
Simplify mobile forensics using the right mix of methods, techniques, and tools
Get valuable advice to put you in the mindset of a forensic professional, regardless of your career level or experience
Book Description
Investigating digital media is impossible without forensic tools. Dealing with complex forensic problems requires the use of dedicated tools, and even more importantly, the right strategies. In this book, you’ll learn strategies and methods to deal with information stored on smartphones and tablets and see how to put the right tools to work.

We begin by helping you understand the concept of mobile devices as a source of valuable evidence. Throughout this book, you will explore strategies and "plays" and decide when to use each technique. We cover important techniques such as seizing techniques to shield the device, and acquisition techniques including physical acquisition (via a USB connection), logical acquisition via data backups, over-the-air acquisition. We also explore cloud analysis, evidence discovery and data analysis, tools for mobile forensics, and tools to help you discover and analyze evidence.

By the end of the book, you will have a better understanding of the tools and methods used to deal with the challenges of acquiring, preserving, and extracting evidence stored on smartphones, tablets, and the cloud.

What you will learn
Understand the challenges of mobile forensics
Grasp how to properly deal with digital evidence
Explore the types of evidence available on iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry mobile devices
Know what forensic outcome to expect under given circumstances
Deduce when and how to apply physical, logical, over-the-air, or low-level (advanced) acquisition methods
Get in-depth knowledge of the different acquisition methods for all major mobile platforms
Discover important mobile acquisition tools and techniques for all of the major platforms
About the Author
Oleg Afonin is a researcher and an expert in digital forensics. He is a frequent speaker at industry-known conferences such as CEIC, HTCIA, FT-Day, Techno Forensics, and others. Oleg has co-authored multiple publications on IT security and mobile forensics. With years of experience in the digital forensics and security domain, Oleg has led forensic training courses for law enforcement departments in multiple countries.

Vladimir Katalov is CEO, co-founder, and co-owner of ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. Vladimir manages all technical research and product development in the company. He regularly presents at various events and regularly runs security and computer forensics training both for foreign and domestic (Russian) computer investigative committees and other law enforcement organizations.

Table of Contents
Introducing Mobile Forensics
Acquisition Methods Overview
Acquisition – Approaching Android Devices
Practical Steps to Android Acquisition
iOS – Introduction and Physical Acquisition
iOS Logical and Cloud Acquisition
Acquisition – Approaching Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile
Acquisition – Approaching Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and RT Tablets
Acquisition – Approaching BlackBerry
Dealing with Issues, Obstacles, and Special Cases
Mobile Forensic Tools and Case Studies