System Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 3rd Edition

What Evidence You Can Get from a Cell Phone

A cell phone, or tablet, can be a treasure trove of forensic information. This is one area of digital forensics that definitely extends well beyond the scope of computer crimes. With mobile devices, the evidence found can be relevant to any crime.

Items you should attempt to recover from a mobile device include the following:

• Call history

• Emails, texts, and/or other messages

• Photos and video

• Phone information

• Global positioning system (GPS) information

• Network information

FYI

One good example of the evidence that can be derived from a mobile device is the contacts list. This does not mean guilt by association. However, consider your own phone for a moment. You are learning computer forensics. ...