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Fundamentals Of Android Forensics

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For a variety of reasons, Android forensics differs from traditional disc forensics. It supports a number of Android-specific file systems. Before diving into true forensics, it's critical to understand file systems, directory structures, and how and where data is kept on the devices.

  • Android forensics is a process that collects and analyses data from an Android smartphone or tablet. It includes gathering the physical evidence of a digital device, like hard disks and memory cards, taking pictures of the evidence, extracting information from the devices with strong encryption, and mounting phones for ‘forensic software’.
  • The data extracted from Android devices are often used to explore many different aspects of digital forensics. One thing that is often investigated in this process is what type of data does Android produce?
  • Data about apps installed on the phone or tablets can be analysed to find out which ones have been installed recently. This information can be useful to law enforcement officials when investigating a crime.
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  • Android forensics is a complex process. It would take experts weeks to extract data from an Android device. Using the mobile forensic tools, the process can be sped up and reduced to days or even hours.
  • Most Android devices are designed with security in mind - they have a lock screen, PINs and passwords, biometric authentication, and many other security measures. Forensically analyzing them can be difficult because of these built-in protections that are designed to make it very difficult for people to extract data from them. However, there are a few ways to bypass these safeguards without compromising the protection features of your phone.

Legal implications of using a forensic tool on an Android device:

  • The use of forensic tools such as those listed in the question has legal implications. The most important consideration is whether the program itself can be considered a search under the Fourth Amendment. If so, then law enforcement would need to obtain a warrant before performing any searches on that device.
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Digital forensics' principal purpose is to collect data from electronic evidence, convert it into actionable intelligence, and submit the results to the prosecutor.

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Course Content

  1. Introduction to Cyber Forensics Investigation
    4m 28s
  2. Emerging Trends and Techniques in Cyber crime An Overview
    17m 15s
  3. Cyber Crime Classification
    18m 7s
  4. Various types of cyber crimes
    10m 37s
  5. Introduction of Digital Forensics and Forensic Process Life Cycle
    12m 41s

  1. First Responder Responsibilities And Duties
    12m 53s
  2. Forensic Process Model
    24m 11s
  3. Digital Evidences
    13m 48s
  4. Authentication of Digital Evidence
    15m 52s
  5. Forensics Duplication Process
    8m 52s
  6. Types Of Forensics Duplication Process with Example
    11m 10s
  7. Case Study For First Responder
    6m 48s
  8. Assignment : Search and Seizure of Digital Evidences and first Responder Responsibilities Part 1
    7m 8s
  9. Assignment : Search and Seizure of Digital Evidences and first Responder Responsibilities Part 2
    15m 47s

  1. Introduction to Computer Forensics
    15m 18s
  2. Introduction & Basic Of Storage Media 2021
    29m 47s
  3. Disk Partition
    15m 35s
  4. Operating System
    5m 56s
  5. File System
    9m 42s
  6. Master File Table
    6m 48s
  7. Types of Potential Evidence
    20m 36s
  8. File Deletion Fundamental
    12m 39s
  9. How can we perform Data Recovery
    16m 9s
  10. File Signature
    14m 15s
  11. File Carving
    10m 46s
  12. Fundamentals of Registry
    28m 12s
  13. Registry Fundamentals
    19m 1s
  14. Web Browser Artifacts
    15m 9s
  15. Automated Analysis Technique Part 1
    21m 35s
  16. Automated Analysis Technique Part 2
    30m 27s
  17. Memory Acquisition
    7m 20s
  18. Log Interpretation
    17m 6s
  19. Assignment : Computer Forensics Part 1
    11m 17s
  20. Assignment : Computer Forensics Part 2
    7m 31s
  21. Assignment : Computer Forensics Part 3
    7m 47s

  1. Introduction & Smart Phone Connectors & Identifiers
    11m 37s
  2. Phone Connectors and Identifiers
    25m 43s
  3. Mobile Forensics Process models
    5m 17s
  4. Mobile Device Artifacts
    5m 42s
  5. Mobile Device Acquisition
    21m 48s
  6. Mobile Phone Extraction Techniques Logical Extraction
    17m 38s
  7. Fundamentals Of Android Forensics
    17m 28s
  8. Application Rev Engg and Rooting
    7m 56s
  9. Android Data Extraction Part 1
    25m 52s
  10. Android Data Extraction Part-2
    27m 45s
  11. Android xtraction Mobile Edit
    23m
  12. iOS Fundamentals
    25m 32s
  13. IOS Extraction Techniques
    18m 54s
  14. Assignment : Mobile Forensics
    6m 34s

  1. Types Of Email
    8m 3s
  2. Web mail Vs Email Client
    6m 51s
  3. Mail Server
    7m 32s
  4. Email Header Acquisition
    5m 57s
  5. Email Header Analysis
    14m 16s
  6. Email Client Configuration
    18m 9s
  7. Email Client Analysis
    15m 40s
  8. IP Tracking Tracing
    19m 57s
  9. Email Analysis & Role Of Service Providers
    24m
  10. Email Dos & dont
    11m 36s
  11. Password Management
    12m 18s
  12. Assignment : Email Forensics & Analysis Part 1
    7m 39s
  13. Assignment : Email Forensics & Analysis Part 2
    3m 30s

  1. OSINT Introduction
    10m 28s
  2. What is OSINT
    12m 12s
  3. Information Gathering Part 1
    20m 16s
  4. Information Gathering Part 2
    18m 25s
  5. Wayback Machine
    6m 51s
  6. Anonymous Communication Overview
    22m 54s
  7. Private Browsing Fundamentals part 1
    14m 41s
  8. Private Browsing Fundamentals part 2
    6m 50s
  9. TOR Browsing Introduction
    9m 41s
  10. TOR Markets and Intro OSINT Framework
    23m 42s
  11. Assignment : Fundamentals of OSINT
    3m 19s

  1. Network & Its Types
    10m 23s
  2. Inter Network
    5m 15s
  3. OSI Model
    15m 32s
  4. Logical Address
    28m 46s
  5. Physical Address
    3m 55s
  6. Ports & Protocols
    23m 59s
  7. Networking Devices & Firewalls
    27m 18s
  8. Network Security Threats
    24m 18s
  9. Network Forensics Acquisition Technique
    21m 15s
  10. PCAP Analysis Techniques
    22m 12s
  11. Assignment : Network Forensics
    3m 5s

  1. Course Summary
    8m 33s

  1. Project
    20m

  1. Career Guideline
    41s
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