What you need for this book

This book is designed to allow you to use different operating platforms (Windows, Mac, and Linux) through freeware, open source software, and commercial software. For a few sections, you will need Xcode 6.0 or above with a Mac OS X. Many of the other examples shown can be replicated using either the software tested by the authors or equivalent solutions and tools for iOS Forensics. Some specific cases require the use of commercial platforms, and among those, we preferred the platforms that we use in our daily work as forensic analysts. In any case, we were inspired by the principles of ease of use, completeness of information extracted, and the correctness of the presentation of the results by the software. This book is not meant to be a form of advertising for the aforementioned software in any way, and we encourage you to repeat the tests carried out on one operating platform on other platforms and software applications as well.