THE CHALLENGES OF MOBILE FORENSICS

Mobile devices are a staple of our lives. They keep us connected and do far more. It is not unusual for a smart phone to be an entertainment center, social tool and mobile office rolled up into one small package. We marvel when we hear about a home that has two computers for one family, … Read more

MOBILE FORENSIC ANALYSIS

HOW TO IDENTIFY A SUBSCRIBER? Every mobile subscriber is issued with a smart card called a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). As physical evidence the SIM provides details printed on the surface of:  Name of the Network Provider  Unique ID Number GENERIC PROPERTIES All MS‘s have follow GSM standards on how they access and communicate with … Read more

COMPUTER FORENSICS V/S MOBILE PHONE FORENSICS

REPRODUCIBILITY OF EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF DEAD FORENSIC ANALYSIS Digital investigations can involve dead and/or live analysis techniques. In dead forensic analysis, the target device is powered off and an image of the entire hard disk is made. A one-way-hash function is then used to compute a value for both, the entire contents of … Read more