“Mobile device forensics is a branch of digital forensics relating to recovery of digital evidence or data from a mobile device under forensically sound conditions.” – Wikipedia.
Computer Forensic Specialists provide examination of wide variety of mobile devices operating system and hardware. We are able to acquire and analyze data from smart phones, iPhones, Blackberrys, PDAs, tablets, and GPS devises. Examination of mobile devices differs from Computer forensics in that a mobile device will have an inbuilt communication system and, usually, proprietary storage.
Computer Forensic Specialists are usually able to recover the following from mobile devices:
- Text Messages (SMS)
- Photo/Multimedia Messages
- Pictures and Images
- Video and Audio Recordings
- Call History Logs
- Phonebook and Contacts
- Calendar and Task List Entries
- Emails stored on handset
- Internet Browsing History
- Social Networking Artifacts
- GPS Coordinates and Geo data (location specific)
- Application Artifacts