The world of law enforcement and corporate security is quickly being out paced by the portable technologies now available. This 3 day course of instruction is designed to provide an Investigator the training and proper tools necessary to seize and investigate cell phones and portable storage devices. Our hands-on course puts the student behind a computer workstation with specialized software. You will learn how to properly seize, examine, and investigate devices related to the portable digital environment.

FORENSIC PRINCIPALS - This block covers the 4 pillars of a Digital Forensic Investigation. Principals and guidelines will be discussed that will allow the student to gather data in a legally sound manner. During this block students will be exposed to the basic principals of the file system. Students will also understand and participate in Hands On exercises that will demonstrate the process of deleting and hiding files on digital media. The student will also be given software tools that will allow them to recover deleted or damaged files.

CELL PHONE NETWORK OVERVIEW – This block of instruction covers the major network design topologies that allow cell phone communications today.

SIM CARD DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY – This block introduces the student to the importance of the SIM card and how it can provide unique and pertinent information in an investigation. Topics in this block include the address book, SMS storage, and other unique identifiers.

SMS OVERVIEW – This block looks into the cell phone communication structure called SMS. Criminals use this means of communication to pass private information that they do not wish to be monitored by law enforcement.

CELL BODY STORAGE CELL PHONE / PDA SEIZURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES – This block looks at the differences in storage technologies. PDA and cell phones, while having many similarities, differ in many respects as well. These differences will be explored. Policies and procedures will be discussed at length during this block. This will ensure the investigator a solid legal and technological background when dealing with this type of evidence.

FARADAY TECHNOLOGIES – This block discusses the importance of providing a shielded environment to be able to analyze the cell phone. In this block the student will use a faraday box and faraday material to block the signals emanating from a cell phone.

DATA RECOVERY – This block takes the student through the process of archiving and storing evidence found on both PDA’s and Cell Phones.

SIM CARD RECOVERY – Using several different technologies SIM card recoveries are analyzed and explained. The student will be put into a hands on mode with popular applications such as SIMIS and Parabin.




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CEU – This course has been accepted by accreditation agencies across the country. Checkout our website to see how many CEU’s your state offers for our course.

With this course you will be able to effectively and properly obtain digital media evidence, follow proper procedures, and techniques for collecting and storing cell phones as digital evidence and, recognize different types and styles of cellular phones as well as portable media storage.