January 2018
Beginner to intermediate
402 pages
10h 6m
English
book
Practical Mobile Forensics - Third Edition
by Rohit Tamma, Oleg Skulkin, Heather Mahalik, Satish Bommisetty
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iTunes backup
A wealth of information is stored on any computer that has been previously synced with an iOS device. These computers, commonly referred to as host computers, can have historical data and passcode-bypass certificates. In a criminal investigation, a search warrant can be obtained to seize a computer that belongs to a suspect to access the backup and lockdown certificates. For all other cases, consent or permissible access is required. iOS backup file forensics mainly involves analyzing an offline backup produced by an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and/or Apple Watch. The Apple Watch data will be contained within the iPhone backup to which it is synced.
The iTunes backup method is also useful in cases when physical, filesystem, and ...