On the development of automated forensic analysis methods for mobile devices

Abstract

We live in a connected world where mobile devices are used by humans as valuable tools. The use of mobile devices leaves traces that can be treasured assets for a forensic analyst. Our aim is to investigate methods and exercise techniques that will merge all these valuable information in a way that will be efficient for a forensic analyst, producing graphical representations of the underlying data structures. We are using a framework able to collect and merge data from various sources and employ algorithms from a wide range of interdisciplinary areas to automate post-incident forensic analysis on mobile devices. © 2014 Springer International Publishing.