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iOS Forensics for Investigators

You're reading from iOS Forensics for Investigators Take mobile forensics to the next level by analyzing, extracting, and reporting sensitive evidence

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803234083

Length 316 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

iOS

Concepts

Forensics

Author (1):

Gianluca Tiepolo

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1 – Data Acquisition from iOS Devices

2. Chapter 1: Introducing iOS Forensics FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Data Acquisition from iOS Devices

4. Section 2 – iOS Data Analysis

5. Chapter 3: Using Forensic Tools

6. Chapter 4: Working with Common iOS Artifacts

7. Chapter 5: Pattern-of-Life Forensics

8. Chapter 6: Dissecting Location Data

9. Chapter 7: Analyzing Connectivity Data

10. Chapter 8: Email and Messaging Forensics

11. Chapter 9: Photo, Video, and Audio Forensics

12. Chapter 10: Analyzing Third-Party Apps

13. Chapter 11: Locked Devices, iTunes Backups, and iCloud Forensics

14. Section 3 – Reporting

15. Chapter 12: Writing a Forensic Report and Building a Timeline

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Introducing third-party messaging apps

Third-party messaging applications allow users to keep in touch with their contacts, and share photos, videos, and audio messages. Many of these apps also allow users to send likes, emojis, animations, and any kind of attachment.

Most forensic tools do an excellent job at analyzing and parsing through these apps; however, the examiner should have a basic understanding of how these applications work, how they store their data, where they store it, and how to extract it. In this section, we'll focus on three of the most popular messaging apps: WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal:

With over 2 billion worldwide users, WhatsApp is definitely one of the most popular IM apps. From a forensic perspective, the app stores its data on the device, in unencrypted form. Chats and messages are not stored on WhatsApp's servers; however, if this feature is enabled, an encrypted backup can be stored on iCloud. Artifacts related to WhatsApp can be...

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Authors (1)

Tiepolo

Tiepolo

Gianluca Tiepolo is a cybersecurity researcher who specializes in mobile forensics and incident response. He holds a BSc degree in Computer Science and an MSc in Information Security, as well as several security-related certifications. Over the past 12 years, he has performed security monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, and intelligence analysis as a consultant for dozens of organizations, including several Fortune 100 companies. Gianluca is also the co-founder of the startup Sixth Sense Solutions, which developed AI-based anti-fraud solutions. Today, Gianluca works as a Security Delivery Team Lead for consulting firm Accenture Security. In 2016, he authored the book Getting Started with RethinkDB, published by Packt Publishing.

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