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Mobile Forensics Cookbook

By : Igor Mikhaylov
Book Image

Mobile Forensics Cookbook

By: Igor Mikhaylov

Overview of this book

Considering the emerging use of mobile phones, there is a growing need for mobile forensics. Mobile forensics focuses specifically on performing forensic examinations of mobile devices, which involves extracting, recovering and analyzing data for the purposes of information security, criminal and civil investigations, and internal investigations. 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, iOS, Windows Mobile, 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 extract forensic artifacts from these sources with appropriate 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.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Apple device acquisition with iTunes


ITunes is a free tool provided by Apple to manage data transfer from the mobile devices of this company. Using it, you can synchronize or transfer media files, create backups of mobile devices, and transfer purchases.

Getting ready

Now let's download iTunes. On the iTunes download page, uncheck Email me New On iTunes and special iTunes offers. and Keep me up to date with Apple news, software updates, and the latest information on products and services.. Click the Download Now button. The process of the file downloading will start. When the download is complete, double-click on the file. The installation process of the program will be started.

How to do it…

  1. Double click on the iTunes icon. When you first start iTunes, you will be prompted to accept the license agreement, the text of which is displayed in the main program window. Read it carefully and click the Agree button.
  2. In the next window, also click on the Agree button.
  1. In the program menu, click Edit....