Mobile Forensics Cookbook

Discover the tools and techniques of mobile forensic investigations and make sure your mobile autopsy doesn't miss a thing, all through powerful practical recipes About This Book * Acquire in-depth knowledge about mobile device acquisition using modern forensic tools *Understand the importance of cloud for mobile forensics and learn how to extract data from them *Discover promising data extraction techniques that will help you solve forensic tasks and challenges Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at practicing digital forensics analysts and information security professionals familiar with performing basic forensic investigations on mobile device operating systems namely Android, iOS, Windows, and Blackberry. It's also for those who need to broaden their skillset by adding more data extraction and recovery techniques. What You Will Learn * Retrieve mobile data using modern forensic tools *Work with Oxygen Forensics for Android devices acquisition *Perform a deep dive analysis of iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry Phone file systems *Understand the importance of cloud in mobile forensics and extract data from the cloud using different tools *Learn the application of SQLite and Plists Forensics and parse data with digital forensics tools *Perform forensic investigation on iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry mobile devices *Extract data both from working and damaged mobile devices using JTAG and Chip-off Techniques In Detail Considering the emerging use of mobile phones, there is growing need for mobile forensics. Mobile forensics focuses specifically on performing forensic investigations of mobile devices, which involves extracting, recovering and analyzing data for the purposes of information security, criminal and civil investigations, and internal investigations. This book brings with it an array of practical recipes for performing forensic investigations on mobile devices. It will show you how to treat data extraction, recovering, and decoding data on the operating systems such as Android, Apple, Windows, and BlackBerry. Mobile Forensics Cookbook starts by explaining SIM cards acquisition and analysis using modern forensics tools. You will discover the different software solutions that enable digital forensic examiners to quickly and easily acquire forensic images. You will also learn about forensics analysis and acquisition on Android, Apple, Windows, and BlackBerry devices. Next, you will understand the importance of cloud computing in the world of mobile forensics and understand different techniques available to extract data from the cloud. Going through the fundamentals of SQLite and Plists Forensics, you will learn how to parse data with digital forensics tools. By the end of this book, you will be well versed with the advanced mobile forensics techniques that will help you perform the complete forensic acquisition and analysis of user data stored in different devices.