Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics

Published

May 30, 2007

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Richard Ayers

Abstract

[Superseded by SP 800-101 Rev. 1 (May 2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=915021] Forensic specialists periodically encounter unusual devices and new technologies outside of traditional computer forensics. Cell phones are an emerging area with such characteristics. The objective of this guide is twofold: to help organizations evolve appropriate policies and procedures for dealing with cell phones, and to prepare forensic specialists to contend with new circumstances involving cell phones, when they arise. This guide provides an in-depth look into cell phones and explains associated technologies and their effect on the procedures followed by forensic specialists. It also discusses procedures for the preservation, acquisition, examination, analysis, and reporting of digital information present on cell phones, as well as available forensic software tools that support those activities.

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-101

Report Number

800-101

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Superceded By Publication

Guidelines on Mobile Device Forensics

Keywords

computer forensics, cell phones, digital evidence

Citation

Jansen, W. and Ayers, R. (2007), Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 31, 2024)