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iOS Forensics for Investigators

By : Gianluca Tiepolo
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Book Image

iOS Forensics for Investigators

5 (1)
By: Gianluca Tiepolo

Overview of this book

Professionals working in the mobile forensics industry will be able to put their knowledge to work with this practical guide to learning how to extract and analyze all available data from an iOS device. This book is a comprehensive, how-to guide that leads investigators through the process of collecting mobile devices and preserving, extracting, and analyzing data, as well as building a report. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and self-assessment questions, this book starts by covering the fundamentals of mobile forensics and how to overcome challenges in extracting data from iOS devices. Once you've walked through the basics of iOS, you’ll learn how to use commercial tools to extract and process data and manually search for artifacts stored in database files. Next, you'll find out the correct workflows for handling iOS devices and understand how to extract valuable information to track device usage. You’ll also get to grips with analyzing key artifacts, such as browser history, the pattern of life data, location data, and social network forensics. By the end of this book, you'll be able to establish a proper workflow for handling iOS devices, extracting all available data, and analyzing it to gather precious insights that can be reported as prosecutable evidence.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1 – Data Acquisition from iOS Devices
4
Section 2 – iOS Data Analysis
14
Section 3 – Reporting

Mobile forensics reporting

Presenting the findings of an investigation through a technical report is arguably one of the most important aspects of the mobile forensics process. Much of what was learned by analyzing the data will be lost if the data is not presented in a clear and concise manner. An effective forensic report should explain not only what data was found, but also how that data arrived at that location, how it was generated, and what it means for the investigation.

One of the first issues that arises is determining what should be included in the report. If too much information is included, the most important details may be overlooked. If there is too little information, the report may seem incomplete or incomprehensible.

The exact structure of the report will vary depending on what kind of knowledge the reader has. Presenting the results of an investigation to a court of law, a corporation's top management, or any kind of non-technical audience will require...