The digital forensic process is a recognized scientific and forensic process used in digital forensics investigations. Forensics researcher Eoghan Casey defines it as a number of steps from the original incident alert through to reporting of findings. The process is predominantly used in computer and mobile forensic investigations and consists of three steps: acquisition, analysis and reporting.
A Tableau forensic write blocker
Example of a portable disk imaging device
Mobile device forensics is a branch of digital forensics relating to recovery of digital evidence or data from a mobile device under forensically sound conditions. The phrase mobile device usually refers to mobile phones; however, it can also relate to any digital device that has both internal memory and communication ability, including PDA devices, GPS devices and tablet computers.
A forensic expert examining a mobile device that was seized during an investigation
iPhone in an RF shield bag
RTL Aceso, a mobile device acquisition unit
Moisture in this circuit board turned to steam when it was subjected to intense heat. This produces the so-called "popcorn effect."