Learning Android Forensics: A hands-on guide to Android forensics, from setting up the forensic workstation to analyzing key forensic artifacts

· Packt Publishing Ltd
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    Book DescriptionIf you are a forensic analyst or an information security professional wanting to develop your knowledge of Android forensics, then this is the book for you. Some basic knowledge of the Android mobile platform is expected.What you will learn
    • Understand the Android system architecture and its significance for Android forensics
    • Build a forensically sound workstation
    • Utilize ADB to acquire data
    • Bypass Android security such as PINs and passwords
    • Perform both logical and full physical extractions to retrieve data
    • Reverseengineer applications
    • Analyze data from many popular applications including Gmail, WhatsApp, and Snapchat
    • Discover free and open source tools to aid in data acquisition and analysis
    Who this book is for

    If you are a forensic analyst or an information security professional wanting to develop your knowledge of Android forensics, then this is the book for you. Some basic knowledge of the Android mobile platform is expected.

    Key Features Book DescriptionIf you are a forensic analyst or an information security professional wanting to develop your knowledge of Android forensics, then this is the book for you. Some basic knowledge of the Android mobile platform is expected.What you will learn Understand the Android syst...

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    About the author

    Rohit Tamma is a senior program manager currently working with Microsoft. With over 10 years of experience in the field of security, his background spans management and technical consulting roles in the areas of application and cloud security, mobile security, penetration testing, and secure coding. Rohit has also co-authored Learning Android Forensics, from Packt, which explain various ways to perform forensics on mobile platforms. You can contact him on Twitter at @RohitTamma.

    Donnie Tindall is a Principal Incident Response Consultant with the Crypsis Group, where he handles incident response engagements encompassing the full lifecycle of cyber security events. His corporate and consulting background is primarily in conducting sensitive forensics examinations for federal government clients, particularly the U.S. military and the Intelligence Community. Before moving into Incident Response, Donnie had an extensive background in mobile forensics, application security research, and exploitation. He is also an IACIS Certified Forensic Computer Examiner and former Community Instructor of FOR585, the SANS Institute's smartphone forensics course.

    Rohit Tamma is a senior program manager currently working with Microsoft. With over 10 years of experience in the field of security, his background spans management and technical consulting roles in the areas of application and cloud security, mobile security, penetration testing, and secure codi...

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