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Mobile Forensics Extraction Hardware
Author : Rick Burton
Cell Forensics Extraction Hardware
A list of cell forensic tools for extracting data from cell smartphones seized by law enforcement. Free tools are the Blackberry Device Manager and BitPim. Tools for purchase are the Cellebrite UFED, Secure View, and Susteen / Datapilot XRY.
Last week, we looked at cell forensic extraction tools and why they are even priceless for local law enforement.. A serious chance to close cases is presented if you are collecting mobile forensics from your suspects.
Cell forensic aquisition devices have made made what was at one time a incredibly painful course much easier because they automate the process We will suggest a number of of these cell forensic download devices - some that cost, but also several that are free.
If you want to do something that is wearisome and time consuming, try the manual aquisition approach to mobile forensics information. Guidance on the subject is hard to come by. Even the most prepared, professsional analysts will be challenged by the necessary custom hardware and tools needed to accomplish the physical approach.
The physical approach to cell forensics can work; we know this becaus analysts in the UK are disassembling the mobile phones themselves and extracting the information off of the boards. However, given the rapid evolutions we see in the cell forensic extraction tools market, I would suggest that the manual approach is no longer the most beneficial choice.
Tools for Aquisition that are Free of Charge
There are websites on the internet that offer free tools for a analyst to utilize to carry out mobile forensics. Often times, the tools only work with a limited number of mobile telephones; but they can still be helpful. A tool that we endorse is Bitpim. By allowing you to view and extract data for analysis on many CDMA phones from Samsung, LG, Sanyo, and others, Bitpim accomplishes the rudimentary mobile forensics extraction chore quite well.
Another free tool focused on Blackberry devices can be located BlackBerry.com.The user can download the Blackberry Device Manager and back-up any Blackberry device. The back-up file is in a proprietary format (IPD) and extracts some very useful forensic information including call records, SMS, emails (including all content) and calendar events. An IPD file can be converted to a usefule format by using an additional tool - ABC Amber Blackberry Converter. It is not free, but only costs $19.95 for the tool.
Automated Aquisition Tools (cost)
- One of the most commonly used tools is the Cellebrite UFED (Universal Forensic Aquisition Device). The UFED automatically separates and downloads data from over 2,000 different cell telephones. , including CDMA telephones (like the ones that run on Verizon and Sprint) and GSM telephones (AT&T & most worldwide carriers). In truth, that is 95% of the cell telephones out there. Their new UFED Physical Pro model also allows analysts to access deleted content.
- The XRY or XACT tool by Micro Systemation is another tool of not that is widely used around the world. The XRY / XACT toolset boasts support for nearing 1000 devices as well as the newly released Android. It is fast becoming a favorite amoung law enforcment and detectives.
- Susteen / Data Pilot's Secure View is a distinctive hand-held computer that permits the customer to both pull out forensic information and do basic analysis
In the next part of this series on mobile forensics, we will move beyond aquisition and look at cell forensic analysis software.There is a new investigation software system called THREADS that imports and analysizes the phone books, call detail records, text messages, emails, and more mobile forensics quicly and easily.
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Tags: cell forensics, mobile forensics, digital forensics, telephone forensics, investigations, law enforcement
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Submitted : 2010-01-28 Word Count : 664 Popularity: 241 Times Viewed: 15
