Forensics on a Mobile Device, Tools and Limitations

Authors: Hassan M*

DOI: 10.23880/ijfsc-16000240

Volume 6, Issue 3

Abstract

In modern days, individuals are deeply attached to their mobile devices. Like many other benign tools, mobile devices are often used for criminal purposes. Such devices can be confiscated at the crime scene, or at a later point in time. Then it’s typically examined by forensics expert to extract and retrieve usable information. While technically a mobile phone is a computer by definition, performing forensic examination is quite challenging from a typical desktop or laptop computer systems. In this paper, we explore such challenges, discuss limitations and speculate what the future might be.

Keywords: Android; Forensics; IOS; Linux; Command; Security; Data; Cloud; Analysis

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