Android forensics: investigation, analysis and mobile security for Google Android

The open source nature of the platform has not only established a new direction for the industry, but enables a developer or forensic analyst to understandthe device at the most fundamental level. Android Forensics covers an open source mobile device platform based on the Linux 2.6 kernel and managed by the Open Handset Alliance. Now holding over 25% of the smartphone market share, theAndroid platform is a major source of digital forensic investigation and analysis. This book provides a thorough review of the Android platform including supported hardware devices, the structure of the Android development project and implementation of core services (wireless communication, data storage and other low-level functions). Finally, it will focus on teaching readers how to apply actual forensic techniques to recover data. Ability to forensically acquire Android devices using the techniques outlined in the bookDetailed information about Android applications needed for forensics investigationsImportant information about SQLite, a file based structured data storage relevant for both Android and many other platforms.

• ISBN: 978-1-59749-651-3
• Editorial: Syngress
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 13/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés