Cell phones & mobile devices are an integral part of the world around us, & the data they contain can be essential to investigating & prosecuting crimes. Mobile technology changes at an extremely high rate, & what we once took for granted may no longer be true. Come explore the possibilities & learn the potential pitfalls of evidentiary data gleaned from mobile devices. Case studies will be incorporated throughout the course to demonstrate various points. Day 1: Mobile data/evidence sources; Basic overview of mobile device forensics, and a primer to the language we use –parsing, decoding, scripting, etc; tools & techniques forensic examiners use to get data; How & why all mobile devices aren't equal from a data extraction & forensics standpoint; 3rd Party Apps & the potential value to a case; Understanding the basics of location based data; Pass codes, encryption, date formats, mobile malware & other things you may need to know.
