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Practical Mobile Forensics

Practical Mobile Forensics: Forensically investigate and analyze iOS, Android, and Windows 10 devices , Fourth Edition

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Practical Mobile Forensics

Section 1: iOS Forensics

This section will provide you with an overview of iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads, as well as an overview of the operating systems and filesystems they run. You will learn about the different types of forensic acquisition methods, including logical acquisition and filesystem acquisition, the process of jailbreaking, performing forensic analysis on the most common artifact sources, and how to work with popular mobile forensic software.

This section will consist of the following chapters:

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Key benefits

  • Apply advanced forensic techniques to recover deleted data from mobile devices
  • Retrieve and analyze data stored not only on mobile devices but also on the cloud and other connected mediums
  • Use the power of mobile forensics on popular mobile platforms by exploring different tips, tricks, and techniques

Description

Mobile phone forensics is the science of retrieving data from a mobile phone under forensically sound conditions. This updated fourth edition of Practical Mobile Forensics delves into the concepts of mobile forensics and its importance in today's world. The book focuses on teaching you the latest forensic techniques to investigate mobile devices across various mobile platforms. You will learn forensic techniques for multiple OS versions, including iOS 11 to iOS 13, Android 8 to Android 10, and Windows 10. The book then takes you through the latest open source and commercial mobile forensic tools, enabling you to analyze and retrieve data effectively. From inspecting the device and retrieving data from the cloud, through to successfully documenting reports of your investigations, you'll explore new techniques while building on your practical knowledge. Toward the end, you will understand the reverse engineering of applications and ways to identify malware. Finally, the book guides you through parsing popular third-party applications, including Facebook and WhatsApp. By the end of this book, you will be proficient in various mobile forensic techniques to analyze and extract data from mobile devices with the help of open source solutions.

Who is this book for?

This book is for forensic examiners with basic experience in mobile forensics or open source solutions for mobile forensics. Computer security professionals, researchers or anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of mobile internals will also find this book useful. Some understanding of digital forensic practices will be helpful to grasp the concepts covered in the book more effectively.

What you will learn

  • Discover new data extraction, data recovery, and reverse engineering techniques in mobile forensics
  • Understand iOS, Windows, and Android security mechanisms
  • Identify sensitive files on every mobile platform
  • Extract data from iOS, Android, and Windows platforms
  • Understand malware analysis, reverse engineering, and data analysis of mobile devices
  • Explore various data recovery techniques on all three mobile platforms

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Table of Contents

17 Chapters
Introduction to Mobile Forensics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 1: iOS Forensics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Understanding the Internals of iOS Devices Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Data Acquisition from iOS Devices Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Data Acquisition from iOS Backups Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
iOS Data Analysis and Recovery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
iOS Forensic Tools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 2: Android Forensics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Understanding Android Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android Forensic Setup and Pre-Data Extraction Techniques Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android Data Extraction Techniques Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android Data Analysis and Recovery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android App Analysis, Malware, and Reverse Engineering Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 3: Windows Forensics and Third-Party Apps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Windows Phone Forensics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Parsing Third-Party Application Files Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Pubblicazioni interessanti scritti con il giusto livello tecnico ma soprattutto chiaro.
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Juan O. Sep 21, 2020
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This book gave me a lot of information about the Mobile forensics and the application in some scenarios in real life.
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Aaron May 23, 2020
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The mobile forensics field changes weekly it seems. Books in the mobile forensics field have very short shelf lives given how quickly things evolve. However, at this time, this book is the best you'll get for mobile forensics until the presumed fifth edition comes out.This book goes very in depth into iOS as well as using multiple tools that real world examiners actually use. Hence, the Practical in the title of the book holding very true. Android is covered very in depth as well, as it should be. I'm surprised Windows phones are covered but I guess it doesn't hurt to add for legacy device examinations but thankfully only a chapter is set aside for this topic. You never know, a Homicide could involve a Windows phone which by itself would validate having this chapter exist, so overall I'm not mad about it!One thing I'd like to point out is Heather Mahalik hasn't been actively involved in the content of these books since the second edition. I'm sure plenty of her research and content is still present in this edition but if you want to stay up on her latest research and happenings, follow her on Twitter and hang out in her online social gatherings.That is not to take anything away from everyone else on the cover. They do a great job with the book but I feel that point is fair to share for those looking for something actively created by Heather.
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Jason Jordaan Jun 08, 2020
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It is always going to be difficult writing a book about mobile phone forensics, simply because of the speed with which mobile devices and mobile device operating systems are updated, and how dynamic the mobile ecosystem is. That being said I feel that the authors have still written a useful book that can act as a reference for mobile forensic examiners, even if some of the content is not current.The authors cover the two big mobile operating systems in some detail, namely iOS and Android. They also cover the Windows Phone OS, and while the authors justify including it in case an examiner comes across a Windows Phone, I feel that this is less and less likely due to the "throw away" consumer nature of mobile phones. I likes the emphasis they placed on foundational knowledge of both of these, which I feel provides a good theoretical grounding on how each works. This is something that I think is often ignored in favour of just showing what tools can be used to get to the data on these devices, and I think that it is something that more digital forensic practitioners need to know about. The foundation is after all what allows for a strong case to be built.It terms of practical applications, which is the focus of the book based on its title, I feel that the authors have done a good job of showing the various practical techniques that are applicable with regards to the extraction and analysis of data from mobile devices. They also have not focused on demonstrating only one or two mobile forensics tools, but have really provided a comprehensive view to the reader of the various tools available and some of their capabilities. This vendor neutral approach is to be commended.The book certainly provides a good introduction to mobile forensics, and provides examiners with practical techniques and methods that they can use in their investigations, achieving what the title of the book sets out to do.
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Troy Schnack Aug 13, 2020
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If you are looking for a great book to read and are new DFIR (Digital Forensics Incident Response), this is the book to get real "practical" knowledge that can be immediately tested and put into practice. If you are like me and have been doing digital forensics for a number of years, this book also acts as a great reference to updated areas of interest and mobile device imaging including checkra1n/checkm8. iOS plists reference, understanding SQLite databases, where to look on Android EXT volumes and much more. It also demonstrates the digital artifacts from multiple forensic tools so no matter what tool you use, there is likely an example in the book.This isn't an in-depth SQLite book, or python book or etc. This book covers all the main areas you need to understand on how these mobile devices work, were the important data is stored and how to extract that information. My experience is that 90% of the mobile cases I've worked over the last decade would be solved by following the information in this book and using your own investigative mind to expose the truth.
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