Mobile Devices: A Forensic Perspective

A typical mobile device can hold 16 to 64 gigabytes (GBs) of information, some even more. Thousands of pictures, documents or messages that could be relevant to a case. Each device stores data in different ways.  This article discusses the value of mobile devices from a forensic perspective.

 

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Matthew EllwoodComment
Holding Down the Fort

In the closing scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the titular duo is trapped in a farmhouse, surrounded by the Bolivian army and dreaming of far off Australia, where both banks and the armed forces are pushovers.

Our heroic duo’s hideout has only one door, no other apertures. This is a blessing and a curse: as they plot their escape, bullets can’t whiz through windows and cause chaos within.  But their opponents can centre their focus on that single point of exit.

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The Invader in Your Pocket: The Android Phone and Stealth File Copying

Lucky me. I just got the latest and greatest whizbang Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4.  It comes with a slot for a memory card, so I bought a $60 64GB little chip, and slid it in.  Cool.

 I spend another $1.38, and bought a little application that allows the wireless file transfers to my phone, from any computer with a web browser. How convenient.

Convenient, yes. But also SCARY. I’ll tell you why.


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Steve EllwoodComment
Gone Phishing

I got a call on Sunday afternoon from a long-time client who has become a close friend.  He was having trouble with his email username and password.

He had a simple question: what’s my password?

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