iOS Forensics for Investigators

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (May 4, 2022)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1803234083
• ISBN-13: 978-1803234083

eBook Description:

iOS Forensics for Investigators: Extract crucial data and lead successful criminal investigations by infiltrating every level of iOS devices

Professionals working in the mobile forensics industry will be able to put their knowledge to work with this practical guide to learning how to extract and analyze all available data from an iOS device.

This book is a comprehensive, how-to guide that leads investigators through the process of collecting mobile devices and preserving, extracting, and analyzing data, as well as building a report. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and self-assessment questions, this book starts by covering the fundamentals of mobile forensics and how to overcome challenges in extracting data from iOS devices. Once you’ve walked through the basics of iOS, you’ll learn how to use commercial tools to extract and process data and manually search for artifacts stored in database files. Next, you’ll find out the correct workflows for handling iOS devices and understand how to extract valuable information to track device usage. You’ll also get to grips with analyzing key artifacts, such as browser history, the pattern of life data, location data, and social network forensics.

• Become familiar with the mobile forensics workflow
• Understand how to legally seize iOS devices and preserve their data
• Extract evidence through logical and filesystem acquisitions
• Perform a deep-dive analysis of user data and system data
• Gain insights by analyzing third-party applications
• Get to grips with gathering evidence stored on iCloud

By the end of this iOS Forensics for Investigators book, you’ll be able to establish a proper workflow for handling iOS devices, extracting all available data, and analyzing it to gather precious insights that can be reported as prosecutable evidence.