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New Security Measures In iOS 11 And Their Forensic Implications

by Oleg Afonin, Elcomsoft Apple is about to launch its next-generation iOS in just a few days. Researching developer betas, we discovered that iOS 11 implements a number of new security measures. The purpose of these measures is better protecting

The Ugly Side of Two-Factor Authentication

by ElcomSoft Two-factor authentication is great when it comes to securing access to someone’s account. It’s not so great when it gets in the way of accessing your account. However, in emergency situations things can turn completely ugly. In this

Forensic Implications of iOS Lockdown (Pairing) Records

by ElcomSoft In recent versions of iOS, successful acquisition of a locked device is no longer a given. Multiple protection layers and Apple’s new policy on handling government requests make forensic experts look elsewhere when investigating Apple smartphones. In this

Forensic Analysis Of Third Party Applications: Instagram

by Nor Zarina Binti Zainal Abidin Abstract Forensic analysis of mobile phones’ third party applications is a new area that needs to be explored. There are a lot of third party applications available in App store. Mobile forensic software tools

From iPhone to Access Point

Introduction A wireless Access Point (AP) is a device that allows wireless devices to connect to internet using Wi-Fi. With the remarkable increase in number of wireless devices the number of APs has also increased drastically to serve the Wi-Fi

Geo-tagging & Photo Tracking On iOS

As you may already know, Apple has always been criticized for using their extremely popular devices to track users and use this information to expand their own databases. This tutorial assumes that you have already jailbroken your device and you know how to