Data Forensics - What about Mobile Devices?
Data forensics encompasses a vast field of systems, scenarios, and toolsets. No two investigations are truly the same. One might encounter a Linux device one day, a windows 11 device the next, MS-DOS after that, and perhaps Windows 95 to round it out. Each of these operating system architectures require different methods (such as different means of write-blocking), and skillsets. In this vast field, there is also room for mobile devices! With more people than ever before carrying a smart phone or similar mobile device, it should come as no surprise that their inclusion in data forensic investigations is on the rise. While you may rarely see a system running MS-DOS, you will certainly be unable to say the same for mobile devices. For the sake of this post, let’s split data forensics into two distinct types: traditional computer forensics and mobile forensics. To make it simpler, let’s just say that everything other than a mobile device involves traditional computer forens...
