The volume of mobile devices that need to be extracted, processed and reviewed for criminal investigations presents a persistent and increasing challenge. Most labs are faced with mobile device backlogs, delaying time to evidence and risking the loss of critical time-sensitive insights that can make the difference in their cases.
In the Dreamworks film Shrek, the titular character said that ‘Ogres are like onions. They have layers.’ Well, Apple isn’t so different from the green hero in that their lovable monster, iOS also features its own layers of data structures all over the file system.
Timely access to digital evidence is one of the most critical aspects of an investigation. Delays in sharing and reviewing evidence with investigators, prosecutors, and other stakeholders outside the digital forensics lab can slow investigations.
Apple’s iOS 18 inactivity reboot timer threw a curveball to the mobile forensic community, with iOS devices in active investigations automatically rebooting after 72 hours of inactivity. This quietly introduced security feature changes the window of opportunity for Law Enforcement to gather the most mobile data possible before the device state, and available data, changes drastically.
Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of more than 350 private sector digital forensic and incident response (DFIR) professionals and service providers, this report—the fifth in our annual series—provides an insider view of the state of enterprise DFIR.
This video demonstrates how Animated Maps help forensic professionals track and visualize suspect movements, establish accurate timelines, and corroborate digital evidence in location-based data cases.
The power of the ADB command protocol is instrumental in the forensic analysis of Android devices. In this episode of Mobile Unpacked we’ll focus on learning the basics up to some advanced ADB commands that can be used to acquire key information and files that may be available with no other processes. This talk will focus on acquiring files, records, logs, and using built-in commands to even process data directly from the devices.
In this episode of Mobile Minute, we will discuss data that disappears from mobile devices. We look at the how, when and what disappears, how it can effect your investigation and what you can do to prevent this from happening. Learn more about mobile forensics here.
This video walks users through category-based extractions and how to pull items like call logs, messages, images and more.
With the number of mobile devices exceeding the global population, evidence from smartphones plays an essential role in criminal investigations. But as mobile devices continue to grow in storage capacity, the time needed to extract and process this critical data becomes increasingly challenging. With our latest integration, we have added the ability to send mobile … Continued
