Purposes of Cell Phone Forensics Services
Demand is steadily increasing for cell phone forensics services from Kimmons Investigative Services, Inc. Other mobile devices such as tablets are included in this category of services. Clients are amazed when our trained personnel explain the enormous amounts of data to be found in cell and smartphones. This includes data about the user and their personal and business interactions. Over and above the privacy issues, there is a huge demand for our services in regards to legal cases and lawsuits. Types of data that can be retrieved from devices include:
- Location data: Most devices are constantly tracking the location of the user, and this data is retrievable with information as to location and the time/date.
- Communications: Call logs, text messages, email, chat, social media, and other types of communication can be recovered from a mobile device.
- Biometric data: From fingerprints to photos for facial recognition, cell phone forensics can ferret out what may be happening without your knowledge.
- App data: Consider how many apps you are using on your mobile device and the data that you’re inputting or the app is collecting.
- Images: The average smart device stores hundreds of photos and many videos as well.
- Deleted data: Even items you have deleted can still remain somewhere in storage on the device.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a government website, has this to say about cell phone forensics:
“The digital forensic community faces a constant challenge to stay abreast of the latest
technologies that may be used to expose relevant clues in an investigation. Mobile devices are
commonplace in today’s society, used by many individuals for both personal and professional
purposes. Mobile devices vary in design and are continually undergoing change as existing
technologies improve and new technologies are introduced. When a mobile device is
encountered during an investigation, many questions arise: What is the best method to
preserve the evidence? How should the device be handled? How should valuable or
potentially relevant data contained on the device be extracted? The key to answering these
questions begins with a firm understanding of the hardware and software characteristics of
mobile devices”
The trained personnel at Kimmons Investigative Services, Inc. have the expertise and sophisticated equipment to perform detailed cell phone forensics services.
We also offer comprehensive computer forensics services to keep your office data safe. Fill out the short form below and we’ll get back to you quickly, or call us at 713-532-5881.