Tag Archives: cellphone

What can geo-data tell you?

Understanding that there is a considerable amount of location information and geo related data within a mobile device is the first step. Being able to locate and recover that information is the second, often missed, step. Continue reading

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Mobile Forensics Investigation: A Guide to Evidence Collection, Analysis, and Presentation

After all of the requests to dump my brain into a book I finally listened producing MobileForensics Investigation: A Guide to Evidence Collection, Analysis, and Presentation. It is currently in most book outlets and also McGraw-Hill Education for pre-order since it will not … Continue reading

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Burners and BackDoors

Throughout the evolution of mobile device examinations there has always been obstacles imposed by the carriers.  From locking a device’s USB port, to removing the ability of software to use development level protocols.  This is not a new tactic for … Continue reading

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The Paradigm Shift

There is a shift in the force. Using a statement that most still understand, no matter what age group you might come from. This Paradigm Shift comes in the form of digital forensics, specifically mobile device forensics. Said simply enough, … Continue reading

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The Forensic Snake: Using Python to Squeeze the Mobile Device

When I started my pilgrimage into mobile forensics, I did so with the goal of providing the law enforcement community with the tools and training that would assist investigators in extracting relevant data from cell phones. Back then, mobile forensics … Continue reading

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Mobile Device and Social Media Raise Your Hand

As I travel and speak at various venues on social media applications and mobile devices I always open up with a question to the audience. Typically the audience is of the type that uses Electronically Stored Information (ESI) to help … Continue reading

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What’s Up With Whatsapp

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross platform mobile application which allows you to exchange messages without paying for SMS. This information is taken from www.whatsapp.com that also describes that the application can be used on the iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows … Continue reading

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iLogical Support

  AccessData’s MPE+ added not only support for iOS7 but enhanced the iDevice support with the new iLogical™ selection. Prior to the 5.4 release a user had to select the manufacturer as well as the make when conducting a collection … Continue reading

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MDM and the Corporate Shield

The corporate environment of today is reliant on the mobility of the team members. By mobility I mean the team must be attached to every member all the time, at a moments notice. In order to maintain this connectivity the … Continue reading

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Validation and MDF Tools

At every speaking event I make sure to let the attendees know that there is not a one tool solution when it comes to MDF (mobile device forensics). I always add, “if a company says they are the only solution … Continue reading

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