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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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10. Android Data Recovery Techniques
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Index

Android security


Android was designed with a specific focus on security. Android as a platform offers and enforces certain features that safeguard the user data present on the mobile through multilayered security. There are certain safe-defaults that will protect the user and certain offerings that can be leveraged by the development community to build secure applications. The following are issues which are kept in mind while incorporating the Android security controls:

  • Protecting user-related data

  • Safeguarding the system resources

  • Making sure one application cannot access the data of another application

The next few concepts help us understand more about Android's security features and offerings. A detailed explanation on Android security can be found at http://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/.

Secure kernel

Linux has evolved as a trusted platform over the years, and Android has leveraged this fact by using it as its kernel. The user-based permission model of Linux has in fact worked...

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