FSIS 664 Mobile Device Forensics

Explores the growing field of cellular technologies from both network architecture and hand-held device perspectives. This course will provide details regarding the type and manner of data that can be forensically obtained from mobile devices, including call logs, text messages, address books, photos, videos, and Internet history. Exercises focus on using accepted forensic procedures to acquire and analyze data from a variety of mobile devices. Students will generate analytical reports and cross reference results with data form network service providers. The course will use leading-edge tools from Paraben Corporation and Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization. The course is offered online, but students are required to attend an 8-hour on-site class.