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iOS Forensics for Investigators

You're reading from   iOS Forensics for Investigators Take mobile forensics to the next level by analyzing, extracting, and reporting sensitive evidence

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803234083
Length 316 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gianluca Tiepolo Gianluca Tiepolo
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – Data Acquisition from iOS Devices
2. Chapter 1: Introducing iOS Forensics FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Data Acquisition from iOS Devices 4. Section 2 – iOS Data Analysis
5. Chapter 3: Using Forensic Tools 6. Chapter 4: Working with Common iOS Artifacts 7. Chapter 5: Pattern-of-Life Forensics 8. Chapter 6: Dissecting Location Data 9. Chapter 7: Analyzing Connectivity Data 10. Chapter 8: Email and Messaging Forensics 11. Chapter 9: Photo, Video, and Audio Forensics 12. Chapter 10: Analyzing Third-Party Apps 13. Chapter 11: Locked Devices, iTunes Backups, and iCloud Forensics 14. Section 3 – Reporting
15. Chapter 12: Writing a Forensic Report and Building a Timeline 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Introducing iCloud forensics

In October 2011, Apple introduced iCloud, a cloud-based platform that allows users to store and share files between their devices, and backup their data. iCloud is integrated directly into iOS and is accessible from Windows machines, macOS computers, or directly from the web by browsing to https://www.icloud.com.

From a forensic viewpoint, cloud forensics is arguably the future of mobile forensics as it allows investigators to access data that may not even be stored on the device itself. As the majority of new devices do not (yet) support jailbreaks and full filesystem acquisitions, performing a cloud acquisition is a great alternative.

Before we dive deep into the technical details of extracting data from iCloud, it's important to understand exactly what kind of data we can expect to find, starting with iCloud backups.

iCloud backups

Since the release of iOS 5 in 2011, Apple allows users to back up their devices automatically to their...

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