CF 250B - Mobile Device Forensics

Credits: 4

Description
This course provides the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to investigate data that can be found on basic cell phones, smartphones, and GPS devices. It includes lecture on mobile device forensics topics as well as demonstration and practice in using mobile device forensic tools to extract and analyze evidentiary data.

Student Learning Outcomes

Explain the basic operation of a cellular network.
Interpret cellular records.
Use commercial forensic tools to extract and analyze cellular data.
Analyze subscriber identity module cards.
Explain the architecture of different types of mobile devices.
Handle forensic evidentiary data using approved processing guidelines.
Debug mobile device problems.

Prerequisite: CF 117B