• Online, Self-Paced

This course provides an overview of mobile forensics, the branch of digital forensics that focuses on forensically sound extraction and analysis of evidence from mobile devices. Cell phone investigations has grown exponentially with data from mobile devices becoming crucial evidence in a wide array of incidents. The Mobile Forensics course begins highlighting details of the field and then focuses on the iOS architecture, concluding with data acquisition and analysis.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the impact of mobile devices on investigations
  • Identify iOS device filesystem, operating system, and security architecture basics
  • Explain acquisition and analysis tools and techniques for iOS devices

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Cyber Investigation
  • Digital Forensics

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.