Mobile Phone Investigations and Cellular Record Analysis

Students will first learn about the proper way to seize, preserve, and analyze Mobile Phones.  Mobile Forensic Tools such as Graykey, Cellebrite, and Axiom will be discussed.  Students will be instructed on data that is stored on Apple and Android devices.  Mobile phone location history using Advertiser ID location information, Apple iOS locations, and Google location history will be discussed.  Students will be introduced to Cellular Network Technology and how Cell Site Location Information obtained from Cellular providers can be used in Criminal Investigations to locate a device historically and during live tracking.  Google Geofence Data will be discussed and how this data can be used in unsolved and Cold Case Investigations.  Students will learn the skills needed to conduct internet-based investigations along with obtaining evidence from Social Media companies.  Students will learn the best practices on the preservation of content from Social Media Companies and obtaining records with a court order.  Students will be introduced to Open-Source Intelligence Techniques that can be used to obtain evidence and information about Offenders without the need for legal orders.  This course will be a hands-on class where students will work with a forensic mapping tool to analyze Apple, Google, and Cell Site Location Information. 

Students will need a laptop or windows-based tablet with internet capability and Google Earth Pro for Desktop installed on their laptop.  Bring a mouse to use with the laptop.

Upon Completion:

Participants will be able to seize and handle cell phones properly to allow for the best evidence to be extracted using forensic tools. Participants will be introduced to different methods and tools to extract data from cell phones along with knowing the most efficient techniques to analyze phone records using Cellebrite. Participants will have a better understanding of how cell phones collect and store data and how cellular networks operate. Participants will know how to identify and obtain cellular records and how to forensically map the records to identify historical locations of the phone. Participates will understand the device location information that iOS devices store along with data that Google stores in their own servers which can be obtained with a court order. Participants will learn the best way to leverage Google Device Locations using Geofence Warrants which can be used in current and Cold Case Investigations. Participants will be able to obtain evidence and identify offenders from Social Media companies with a court order. Participants will be able to use Open-Source Intelligence Techniques to obtain evidence and information about Offenders without the need for legal orders.