According to Apple, there were 1.4 billion active Apple devices in 2019, 900 million of which were running on iOS. While iOS is the leading operating system (OS) for tablets worldwide, Android continues to be the leading OS for smartphones. Regardless of the statistics, if you are a forensic examiner, the chances are that you will need to conduct an examination of an iOS device.
In order to perform a forensic examination of an iOS device, you as the examiner must understand the internal components and inner workings of that device. Developing an understanding of the underlying components of a mobile device will help you understand the criticalities involved in the forensic process, including what data can be acquired, where the data is stored, and what methods can be used to access the data from that device. So, before we delve into the...
