Setting up the forensic environment for Android
A forensic examiner may encounter a wide range of mobiles during their investigation over the course of time. Hence, it is necessary to have a basic environment setup on top of which he can build based on the requirement. 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 not present on the system or is contained in a manner that it cannot contaminate 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 bypass...
