Learning iOS Forensics - Second Edition

Mattia Epifani, Pasquale Stirparo



A practical guide to analyzing iOS devices with the latest forensics tools and techniques

Mobile forensics is used within many different domains, but is chiefly employed in the field of information security. By understanding common attack vectors and vulnerability points, security professionals can develop measures and examine system architectures to harden security on iOS devices. This book is a complete manual on the identification, acquisition, and analysis of iOS devices, updated to iOS 8 and 9.

You will learn by doing, with various case studies. The book covers different devices, operating system, and apps. There is a completely renewed section on third-party apps with a detailed analysis of the most interesting artifacts. By investigating compromised devices, you can work out the identity of the attacker, as well as what was taken, when, why, where, and how the attack was conducted. Also you will learn in detail about data security and application security that can assist forensics investigators and application developers. It will take hands-on approach to solve complex problems of digital forensics as well as mobile forensics.

Table of Contents

1: DIGITAL AND MOBILE FORENSICS
2: INTRODUCTION TO IOS DEVICES
3: EVIDENCE ACQUISITION FROM IDEVICES
4: EVIDENCE ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS FROM ITUNES BACKUP
5: EVIDENCE ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS FROM ICLOUD
6: ANALYZING IOS DEVICES
7: APPLICATIONS AND MALWARE ANALYSIS