Tag: Mobile

Mobile anti forensics and the impact on evidence recovery

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This research explores a selection of anti-forensic mobile apps on Android and iOS using Magnet Axiom: Snapchat’s My Eyes Only, Samsung Secure Folder, SpoofCard, and Wasted (an Android panic-wipe app). Each application was installed on controlled test devices on both Android and iOS, populated with realistic data (photos, videos, calls, and messages), imaged, deleted, and imaged again. Analysis focused on the recoverability of stored artifacts, the effectiveness of built-in security or wipe mechanisms, and the potential countermeasures available to investigators.

Same app, different data: Explaining to the court why device and cloud data don’t match

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After the second episode of Legal Unpacked, a question came in that mirrors a frequent issue raised in court: A judge asks, “You obtained data from an application on the device, and from the cloud provider for data for the same account stored remotely. Can you explain to the court why the two sets of data don’t match?” The underlying assumption is that device data and cloud data should align. In reality, they are fundamentally different, and misunderstanding that distinction risks missing potential evidence.

Leveraging digital forensics to advance employee misconduct investigations

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Employee misconduct can pose serious financial, operational, and reputational risks to enterprise organizations. Bullying, sexual harassment, gambling, accessing inappropriate content, and similar misconduct costs U.S. companies up to $300 billion a year according to Work Shield. The 2024 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ “Report to the Nations” estimates occupational fraud alone leads to annual losses of more than $3 trillion globally.

The importance of preservation for iOS devices 

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To say the mobile landscape evolves quickly is an understatement. With frequently updated operating systems and new security features to contend with, the window of opportunity for digital examiners to collect mobile data is constantly shrinking.  Longstanding device seizure processes and best practices simply aren’t enough to protect mobile extractions anymore. With the need to … Continued

Overcoming key challenges in remote data collection for enterprises

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Cybercrime, regulatory pressures, and corporate security concerns all drive the need for more effective remote data collection tools. Your organization needs to access, analyze, and secure digital evidence from a wide range of sources—including cloud services and mobile devices—to uncover criminal activity, counter complex cyberattacks, ensure regulation compliance, and accelerate incident response to contain and … Continued