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Practical Mobile Forensics

Practical Mobile Forensics

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Practical Mobile Forensics

Practical Mobile Forensics

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Overview of this book

The book is an easy-to-follow guide with clear instructions on various mobile forensic techniques. The chapters and the topics within are structured for a smooth learning curve, which will swiftly empower you to master mobile forensics. If you are a budding forensic analyst, consultant, engineer, or a forensic professional wanting to expand your skillset, this is the book for you. The book will also be beneficial to those with an interest in mobile forensics or wanting to find data lost on mobile devices. It will be helpful to be familiar with forensics in general but no prior experience is required to follow this book.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Index

Chapter 4. Data Acquisition from iOS Backups

The physical acquisition of an iPhone provides the most data in an investigation, but you can also find a wealth of information on iPhone backups. iPhone users have several options to back up data present on their devices. iPhone users can choose to back up data to their computer using the Apple iTunes software or to the Apple cloud storage service known as iCloud. Every time an iPhone is synced with a computer or to iCloud, it creates a backup by copying the selected files from the device. The user can determine what is contained in the backup, so some may be more inclusive than others. Also, the user can back up to both a computer and iCloud, and the data derived from each location may differ. Sometimes, the best information available on an iOS device is recovered from a backup file.

In the previous chapter, we covered techniques to acquire data from an iPhone. This chapter covers backup file acquisition techniques using Apple&apos...

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