Chapter 10
Mobile App Investigations
Learning Outcomes
After reading this chapter, you will be able to understand the following:
The importance of mobile apps in investigations;
How to perform a static and dynamic analysis;
The digital evidence available from dating, rideshare, and other popular apps;
The value of deep-linking in investigations; and
Analyzing SQLite databases.
Mobile applications (apps) are extremely important today in investigations for a variety of reasons. Interestingly, the databases associated with many apps, are unencrypted and are not too difficult to analyze. Furthermore, if a mobile device is locked or inaccessible, there are many other options available, which may include analyzing a linked desktop version of the ...
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