Understanding the file system is one essential part of forensic methodologies. Knowledge about properties and the structure of a file system proves to be useful during forensic analysis. The file system refers to the way data is stored, organized, and retrieved from a volume. A basic installation may be based on one volume split into several partitions; here, each partition can be managed by a different file system. As is true in Linux, Android utilizes mount points and not drives (that is, C: or E:). Each file system defines its own rules for managing the files in the volume. Depending on these rules, each file system offers a different speed for file retrieval, security, size, and so on. Linux uses several file systems and so does Android. From a forensic point of view, it's important to understand which file systems are used by Android and to identify the file systems that are of significance to the investigation. For example, the file system that stores the user...
Practical Mobile Forensics - Second Edition
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Overview of this book
Mobile phone forensics is the science of retrieving data from a mobile phone under forensically sound conditions. This book is an update to Practical Mobile Forensics and it delves into the concepts of mobile forensics and its importance in today's world.
We will deep dive into mobile forensics techniques in iOS 8 - 9.2, Android 4.4 - 6, and Windows Phone devices. We will demonstrate the latest open source and commercial mobile forensics tools, enabling you to analyze and retrieve data effectively. You will learn how to introspect and retrieve data from cloud, and document and prepare reports for your investigations.
By the end of this book, you will have mastered the current operating systems and techniques so you can recover data from mobile devices by leveraging open source solutions.
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Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Practical Mobile Forensics - Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
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Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Mobile Forensics
Understanding the Internals of iOS Devices
iOS Forensic Tools
Data Acquisition from iOS Devices
Data Acquisition from iOS Backups
iOS Data Analysis and Recovery
Understanding Android
Android Forensic Setup and Pre Data Extraction Techniques
Android Data Extraction Techniques
Android Data Analysis and Recovery
Android App Analysis, Malware, and Reverse Engineering
Windows Phone Forensics
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