Mobile Phone Investigations and Cellular Record Analysis
Law Enforcement Officers 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.
Please Bring to Class: Laptop or windows tablet, not IPAD along with Google Earth Pro for Desktop pre-installed.