Fundamentals of Information Systems Security, 4th Edition

Mobile Forensics

Computing technology has undergone several dramatic transformations over the past 100 years. At first, computers were room size and existed only at research universities and then were almost room size and could be found at a few large corporations. The 1970s and 1980s saw dramatic changes that resulted in mini-computers and even personal computers that could fit on an average-size desk. The following decades have seen a rapid acceleration in computing device speed and portability, along with faster wired and wireless communication. With the explosion of fast cellular coverage availability, the demand was created for ultra-portable, always connected computing devices. These devices, mainly smartphones and tablets, are what we ...