ABSTRACT
Mobile devices include cell phones, smartphones, and table devices. Cell phones and smartphones share many common capabilities, but smartphones can also perform many tasks often associated with a computer. Many mobile devices include one or more cameras, a geographic positioning system, and other technologies that are often linked to the Internet. Mobile devices present a unique set of forensic challenges compared to computers. An important consideration with mobile devices is the speed and methods devices can be reset, thereby deleting data. Handheld devices are considered embedded systems, which are systems that primarily do one thing. Functionality has been expanded in mobile devices such as tablets and similar devices, so there is an overlap in capabilities between handhelds and mobile devices. Mobile forensics can become an exercise in adaptability because of the vast number of devices and the rapid rate of innovation.
