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small scale digital device forensics: weekly readings

Last Updated: 2012-01-10

SSDD Introduction


10 Good Reasons Why You Should Shift Focus to Small Scale Digital Device Forensics
Small Scale Digital Device Forensics Ontology
Small Scale Digital Device Forensics Journal
Prevalence, Use, and Evidentiary Issues of Digital Evidence of Cellular Telephone Consumer and Small-Scale Digital Devices

Small Scale Digital Device Forensics Introduction


US DOJ: Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement
ACPO: The Principles of Computer Based Electronic Evidence
IOCE Good Practices for Seizing Electronic Devices - Mobile Telephones
SWGDE: Special Considerations When Dealing With Cellular Telephones
Interpol Mobile Phone Forensic Tools Sub-Group
NIST: Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics
NIST: Guidelines on PDA Forensics

Removable Media and the FAT File System


Battling Anti-Forensics: Beating the U3 Stick

GPS Forensics


Global Positioning System - WikiPedia
GPS Forensics
Expanding the Potential for GPS Evidence
Garmin Protocol Information and Data Transfer Programs

The Palm OS


Acquisition of a Palm OS PDA using @Stake?s Palm dd, Paraben?s PDA Seizure, and Guidance Software?s EnCase
An Analysis of the Integrity of Palm Images Acquired with PDD
pdd: Memory Imaging and Forensic Analysis of Palm OS Devices

PDA Forensics


NIST: Guidelines on PDA Forensics
NIST: PDA Forensics Tools: An Overview and Analysis
An overview and examination of digital PDA devices under forensics toolkits

Mobile Phones: CDMA, TDMA, GSM, iDEN


An Overview of Cell Phone Technologies...

SIM/USIM Cards


Forensic Software Tools for Cell Phone Subscriber Identity Modules
Forensics and SIM Cards
GSM 11.11 - Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module - Mobile Equipment (SIM - ME) interface

Mobile Phone Forensics


Overcoming Impediments to Cell Phone Forensics
Creating a Cell Phone Investigation Toolkit: Basic Hardware and Software Specifications
Forensic Analysis of Mobile Phones
Forensics and the GSM Mobile Telephone System
Forensics Examination of Mobile Phones
Law Enforcement, Forensics and Mobile Communications
Netherlands Forensic Institute: Mobile Phone Forensics Examination - Basic Workflow and Preservation
NIST: Cell Phone Forensic Tools: An Overview and Analysis
NIST: Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics - DRAFT

Direct Commands: AT, BREW, FBUS, IrMC, MBUS, OBEX, SyncML


Simple Guide to Mobile Phone File Transferring

AT


The Forensics Wiki - AT Commands
Motorola AT Commands (Phonebook and Calendar)
Motorola AT Command Reference Manual
Traud's Links to AT Commands for Many Mfgs.
T68 AT Test Commands
AT Commands for the Motorola V-Series Phonebook
Nokia AT Commands
Ericsson AT Commands

BREW - Binary Runtime for Wireless


WikePedia BREW Entry
QualComm home for BREW
BREW Development Help

FBUS


FBUS for Nokia - Embedtronics
FBUS for Nokia - GNOKII Project
FBUS for Nokia - Project Blacksphere
FBUS for Nokia - Protocol Analysis Report
FBUS for Nokia - Serial Protocol
FBUS for Nokia - Actual Code - Section 4.1.3 and Appendix D - Paul McCarthy

IrMC


Traud's information on IrMC

MBUS


OBEX


Traud's information on OBEX

SyncML


Traud's information on SyncML

ASCII/HEX


ASCII to HEX Converter g

PDU Format


PDU Encoding and Decoding

Images and EXIF Information


Flashers and HEX Dumps


Introduction to Mobile Phone Flasher Devices and Considerations for their Use in Mobile Phone Forensics
Forensic analysis of mobile phone internal memory
Data Acquisition from Cell Phone using Logical Approach
Advanced Cell (Mobile) Phone Forensics
Forensic Data Recovery from Flash Memory
Mobile-Examiner: Working with Flashers: A Two Part Series

Smart Phones and Smart Phone Forensics


SmartPhones - WikiPedia

Android Forensics


Introduction to Android Forensics - DFI News
Android Forensics
Android Forensics - SSDDFJ
Android Forensics - SANS
Android Forensics - Mobile Device Forensics

Apple Forensics


Apple iPhone Forensics
Logical Apple iPhone Forensics using iTunes - SSDDFJ
Apple iPhone Forensics - Jonathan Zdziarski
Apple iPhone Forensics - Mobile Device Forensics

Blackberry Forensics


Forensic Examination of a RIM (BlackBerry) Wireless Device
Blackberry - WikiPedia
Blackberry - ForensicWiki
Blackberry - Mobile Device Forensics
Pitfalls of Blackberry Forensics - SANS

Symbian Forensics


Acquisition of a Symbian Smart phone’s Content with an On-Phone Forensic Tool


The Windows Mobile OS