Learning Android Forensics
Analyze Android devices with the latest forensic tools and techniques
2nd Edition
Published on 28. December 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-1-78913-101-7 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive guide to Android forensics, from setting up the workstation to analyzing key artifacts
Key Features
Get up and running with modern mobile forensic strategies and techniques
Analyze the most popular Android applications using free and open source forensic tools
Learn malware detection and analysis techniques to investigate mobile cybersecurity incidents
Book DescriptionMany forensic examiners rely on commercial, push-button tools to retrieve and analyze data, even though there is no tool that does either of these jobs perfectly.
Learning Android Forensics will introduce you to the most up-to-date Android platform and its architecture, and provide a high-level overview of what Android forensics entails. You will understand how data is stored on Android devices and how to set up a digital forensic examination environment. As you make your way through the chapters, you will work through various physical and logical techniques to extract data from devices in order to obtain forensic evidence. You will also learn how to recover deleted data and forensically analyze application data with the help of various open source and commercial tools. In the concluding chapters, you will explore malware analysis so that you'll be able to investigate cybersecurity incidents involving Android malware.
By the end of this book, you will have a complete understanding of the Android forensic process, you will have explored open source and commercial forensic tools, and will have basic skills of Android malware identification and analysis.
What you will learn
Understand Android OS and architecture
Set up a forensics environment for Android analysis
Perform logical and physical data extractions
Learn to recover deleted data
Explore how to analyze application data
Identify malware on Android devices
Analyze Android malware
Who this book is forIf 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
Get up and running with modern mobile forensic strategies and techniques
Analyze the most popular Android applications using free and open source forensic tools
Learn malware detection and analysis techniques to investigate mobile cybersecurity incidents
Book DescriptionMany forensic examiners rely on commercial, push-button tools to retrieve and analyze data, even though there is no tool that does either of these jobs perfectly.
Learning Android Forensics will introduce you to the most up-to-date Android platform and its architecture, and provide a high-level overview of what Android forensics entails. You will understand how data is stored on Android devices and how to set up a digital forensic examination environment. As you make your way through the chapters, you will work through various physical and logical techniques to extract data from devices in order to obtain forensic evidence. You will also learn how to recover deleted data and forensically analyze application data with the help of various open source and commercial tools. In the concluding chapters, you will explore malware analysis so that you'll be able to investigate cybersecurity incidents involving Android malware.
By the end of this book, you will have a complete understanding of the Android forensic process, you will have explored open source and commercial forensic tools, and will have basic skills of Android malware identification and analysis.
What you will learn
Understand Android OS and architecture
Set up a forensics environment for Android analysis
Perform logical and physical data extractions
Learn to recover deleted data
Explore how to analyze application data
Identify malware on Android devices
Analyze Android malware
Who this book is forIf 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.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
615 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78913-101-7 (9781789131017)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Oleg Skulkin | Donnie Tindall | Rohit Tamma
Learning Android Forensics
Analyze Android devices with the latest forensic tools and techniques
E-Book
09/2024
2nd Edition
Packt Publishing
€41.49
Available for download
Persons
Oleg Skulkin is the Head of Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis Laboratory at Group-IB. Oleg has worked in the fields of digital forensics, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence and research for over a decade, fueling his passion for uncovering new techniques used by hidden adversaries. Oleg has authored and co-authored multiple blog posts, papers, and books on related topics and holds GCFA and GCTI certifications. 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 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.
Content
Table of Contents
Introducing Android Forensics
Setting up Android Forensic Environment
Understanding Data Storage on Android Devices
Extracting Data Logically from Android Devices
Extracting Data Physically from Android Devices
Recovering Deleted Data from an Android Device
Forensic Analysis of Android Applications
Android Forensic Tools Overview
Identifying Android malware
Reverse engineering Android malware
Introducing Android Forensics
Setting up Android Forensic Environment
Understanding Data Storage on Android Devices
Extracting Data Logically from Android Devices
Extracting Data Physically from Android Devices
Recovering Deleted Data from an Android Device
Forensic Analysis of Android Applications
Android Forensic Tools Overview
Identifying Android malware
Reverse engineering Android malware