The IACIS Mobile Device Forensics Training Program is a 36-hour course of instruction offered over five (5) consecutive days. This program will expand the students’ existing mobile forensic knowledge and skillset. It is designed to provide students with intermediate to advanced skills needed to detect, decode, decrypt, and analyze evidence recovered from mobile devices during mobile device investigations. Using instructor-led exercises and hands-on practicals students will learn the necessary skills to go behind the automation processes of popular mobile forensic tools and will have gained the competency to apply these skills during an investigation to reveal the sources of cell phone data used to store evidence. Upon the completion of the course, students will be confident in knowing they can gather and explain the data they have located during a mobile device examination.
Although the program will provide some of the skills and materials needed to prepare for their ICMDE certification, this specific training program is NOT designed as a class specific to the certification. Students who have the desire to take the ICMDE will need to complete additional reading and study of the provided materials, as well as the recommended study material, to obtain a deeper understanding needed for preparing to take the ICMDE.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Best practices in handling and securing mobile devices.
- Understanding valuable artifacts within both iOS and Android file systems that are sometimes overlooked in mobile device investigations.
- Utilize both commercial and open-source tools to have better insights into valuable artifacts.
- Students will learn the different types of acquisitions available and techniques to obtain the most relevant data.
- There is some usage of command line to conduct the practicals. The commands are explained in detail; however, some students may find previous command line experience helpful.
- Students will learn through hands-on exercises how the file systems are laid out in both iOS and Android, allowing them to find various unparsed data and be able to interpret it. This knowledge will carry over to new releases of the operating systems, ensuring students can continue to stay current.
- Validating data obtained from forensic tools, including data that tools miss.
- Students will learn advanced third-party application analysis to interpret, recognize, and decode artifacts stored by these applications.
- Viewing and interpreting iOS files such as plists to obtain valuable evidence.
- Students will understand ADB in Android devices for those times when a commercial tool is unable to.
- Students will learn about using Python scripts and how to use them to enhance the data they can obtain during their examinations, including manual application use of the queries.
- Understand how SQLite databases function and how the data is stored, including how to use simple queries to manually parse the data.
WHEN: April 28 – May 2, 2025 (Week 1) OR May 5 – 9, 2025 (Week 2)
COST: $2,695.00 US Dollars
EQUIPMENT: Classroom laptops will be given to the students to take home and keep.
COURSE SYLLABUS:
COURSE COMPETENCIES:
CERTIFICATION: Attendance at MDF entitles each member to one attempt at the ICMDE Certification process. Further details as to the timeline for certification will be provided upon completion of MDF and upon beginning the ICMDE.
REGISTRATION: 2025 Course Registration will open in August 2024.
Existing IACIS members, simply log in with your credentials and go to the Products page to purchase and register for the course.
For non-IACIS members, the membership fee is waived with the purchase of the training course; however, to register for the course, you must complete a membership application at the time of purchase. Purchase the training course HERE.
****Payment MUST BE RECEIVED at least 45 days prior to the first day of class. Any payment arrangements other than payment through the website or payment via invoice must be approved by the IACIS Treasurer prior to admittance into the course. Please contact the treasurer for questions and approval (treasurer@iacis.com)
Cancellations within 45 days from the start of class to 31 days from the start of class will be subject to a $150 cancellation fee. There will be no refunds within 30 days from the start of class.****
* On-Site Check-in Times (student pickup of equipment, ID card, IACIS info) are:
Week 1: Sunday, April 27, 2025: 1800 – 2000
Monday, April 28, 2025: 0700 – 0800
Week 2: Sunday, May 4, 2025: 1800 – 2000
Monday, May 5, 2025: 0700 – 0800
* Please make arrangements to arrive in time to check-in so that you may be in class promptly on the first day.
COURSE NOTES:
Please read the following notes regarding this class:
- Classes begin at 8:00 AM ET and conclude at 5:00 PM ET, each day, with a one-hour lunch break. Classes will end at 4:00 PM ET on the last day of class. Please do not arrange for departing flights prior to 7:00 PM ET to allow time for travel to the airport and any security clearances.
- The dress code for the conference is business casual (collared shirts and slacks). The wearing of shorts, flip-flops, tank tops, etc., is not allowed in the classroom. Personal computers are not permitted in the classroom. Students are required to attend all classes to successfully complete the program. Students who fail to meet the attendance requirements will not be issued a certificate at the conclusion of the program.
HOTEL BOOKING: Hotel booking will open once classes have been opened for registration.
The course will be taught at the Caribe Royale Hotel, 8101 World Center Drive, Orlando, Florida 32821 (USA). This hotel is 16 miles from the Orlando International Airport; it has a large pool and spacious workout facility and is close to Disney World and Universal Studios.
Book via the Caribe Royale Hotel site here. Hotel booking will open once classes have been opened for registration. If you choose to stay at a different hotel and commute to the conference, you may be subject to parking fees per conference center policy.
Or book via phone by calling the following numbers:
Reservations Toll-Free: 1-800-823-8300/1-888-258-7501 or the local number 407-238-8000.
CANCELLATION INFO: If IACIS is unable to hold the Orlando training event, then all students who have registered and paid will have the option of a full refund or a reserved seat at next year’s training event. IACIS is not responsible for any outside expenses (e.g., travel and accommodation) in the event of the training event being canceled. Anyone who paid for training will receive complimentary membership through the year that his/her training takes place.
