Setting up the forensic environment for Android
A forensic examiner may encounter a wide range of mobiles over the course of their investigation. Hence, it is necessary to have a basic environment set up, on top of which he can build based on the requirements. It is also very important that the forensic expert maintains complete control over the environment at all times, to avoid any unexpected situations. Setting up a proper lab environment is an essential part of the forensic process. The Android forensic setup usually involves the following steps:
- Start with a fresh or forensically sterile computer environment. This means that other data is either not present on the system or is contained in a manner that prevents it from contaminating the present investigation.
- Install the basic software necessary to connect to the device. Android forensic tools and methodologies will work on Windows, Linux, and OS X platforms.
- Obtain access to the device. An examiner must be able to enable settings or...
