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iOS Forensics for Investigators

You're reading from   iOS Forensics for Investigators Take mobile forensics to the next level by analyzing, extracting, and reporting sensitive evidence

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803234083
Length 316 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gianluca Tiepolo Gianluca Tiepolo
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – Data Acquisition from iOS Devices
2. Chapter 1: Introducing iOS Forensics FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Data Acquisition from iOS Devices 4. Section 2 – iOS Data Analysis
5. Chapter 3: Using Forensic Tools 6. Chapter 4: Working with Common iOS Artifacts 7. Chapter 5: Pattern-of-Life Forensics 8. Chapter 6: Dissecting Location Data 9. Chapter 7: Analyzing Connectivity Data 10. Chapter 8: Email and Messaging Forensics 11. Chapter 9: Photo, Video, and Audio Forensics 12. Chapter 10: Analyzing Third-Party Apps 13. Chapter 11: Locked Devices, iTunes Backups, and iCloud Forensics 14. Section 3 – Reporting
15. Chapter 12: Writing a Forensic Report and Building a Timeline 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 6: Dissecting Location Data

In the previous chapter, we learned all about pattern-of-life artifacts that can be found on iOS devices, such as application usage and system events, and how to manually analyze databases and logs. In this chapter, we will focus on one of the most interesting types of data that can be found on a mobile device, which is location data.

Mobile devices store a wealth of location data, such as data pertaining to cell towers, Wi-Fi networks, and Bluetooth devices that come into close proximity with the device. Location artifacts can also be extracted from third-party applications or multimedia files.

We'll start the chapter by learning what location data is, how a device determines its position, and where this data is stored. We will learn the differences between GPS, cell tower triangulation, and Wi-Fi locations. Then, we will take an in-depth look at some of the SQLite databases that store location data, and we will learn how to analyze them...

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