Benefits of Mobile Forensic Tools

Befooling the law agencies, data thefts have become frequent. Mobile forensic software solves these challenges. Data theft is an offense, and a cell phone forensic tool helps mobile investigators to recover deleted data, analyze, and conserve the evidence.

Mobile forensic tools

A mobile forensic tool employs methodologies to retrieve data contained inside the memories of tablets and mobile phones. These tools help unlock and full data extraction from the devices irrespective of the OS. They provide valuable information such as call records, chats, text messages, documents, graphical content, pictures, emails, app data, and other information from the suspect’s device. These tools can even encrypt and decrypt data to recover deleted content, complex phone locks, encryption barriers. The process brings back the phone’s data for further investigation.

Tools like UFED Ultimate, Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit, E3:DS Software by Paraben Corporations are a few names to mention.

Process followed

Seizure

Isolation from the network is essential to seize a mobile device. The new phone calls or messages often overwrite the previous data. With disabled Wi-Fi, the device is kept in Airplane mode. Preferably the phone should be kept awake.

Acquisition

After seizing, the investigators start data acquisition. The internal memory, external memory, and system logs store all the data. There are four primary forms of how investigators acquire data.

Manual Acquisition

It is a time-consuming process, and the scope is limited to currently available data on the OS.

Logical Acquisition

It is like synchronizing a phone with a laptop. It brings the data in branched and logical structures which are easy to organize.

Physical Acquisition

It is a bit-by-bit process of copying the data from the device’s flash drive. It even allows the investigator to review deleted or partially deleted data.

Brute Force Acquisition

Brute force is a process of bypassing lock screens and passcodes. Nowadays the brute force acquisition tools are more sophisticated.

Analysis

After the acquisition, the investigators analyze the data. The data finally obtained might be as massive as 33,500 reams of paper. After that, the investigators work according to the need of their case.

Every forensic tool comes with divergent analytical features. But keyword search and targeted filtering can lead to the required data. Every time a mobile forensic investigator uses more than one analytical tool and keeps a proper chain of evidence.

Mobile devices are playing an increasingly significant role in the development of technology. Almost every person uses a cell phone or a smartphone to store several data types like photos, contacts, notes, SMS and MMS messages, HD videos, web browsing data, location status, and social networking messages and contacts. Mobile forensics seizes the criminals or terrorists to use your phone illegally.

Experts can assist you

Paraben Corporation is a DFIR company. We have provided exceptional products and services for the past 22 years with excellence. Our key concentration has always been Digital Forensic Software. We prioritize digital forensics, risk management, and security. We offer renowned data processing engines pulled from computers, emails, mobile devices, and IoT Devices.

Paraben Corporation offers Digital Forensic Tools and Forensics Training for cyber investigators and law agencies for over 22 years.