Monday, June 11, 2012

Apple iOS Presents Forensics Challenges in E-Discovery



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An article by Evan Koblentz posted on law.com on the LTN webpage.

This article discusses the challenges that electronically stored information located in Apple Computer devices create during the forensic collection process.

The article states, "Data such as contacts, locations, message contents, settings, and time stamps are stored more securely in the iPad 2, the new iPad (unofficially known as iPad 3), and iPhone 4S than in their predecessors. That's good for most users, but problematic for investigators and IT staff whose job is to obtain such information, experts from software companies that exhibited at the Mobile Forensics Conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C., said.

"People are just starting to think critically about how to handle iOS data within e-discovery," said Paul Jordan, co-founder of mobile forensics company BlackBag Technologies. BlackBag, based in San Jose, Calif., is among a group of specialists, including Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization and others, who are working on the iOS challenges. E-discovery companies such as AccessData, Clearwell Systems, Guidance Software, Kroll Ontrack, and Nuix are also in the game, all working to develop, license, or acquire technologies that access the inner sanctum of iOS device data.

Such companies are competing to develop business-class tools based on jailbreaks -- mobile-speak for software that changes the device's operating system to allow full file access. Jailbreaks are legal in the United States, but they're not authorized by Apple."  The article provides a link to information about the referenced mobile forensic conference.

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