Description
This class will cover basic and advanced mobile device repair as well as circuit board level methods for extracting data from the memory chip of digital devices such as mobile devices (i.e., cell phones), popular Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and modern vehicles. This class covers how to identify which methods are available and the order the methods should be employed when presented with devices that are owner-locked, encrypted, physically damaged, require non-supported traditional extraction methods, or in the absence of a data port. Students will learn the importance of using hardware and software tools used for collection and extraction of digital devices.
At the conclusion of this two-week program, the training participant will have demonstrated, through the successful completion of labs and a practical exercise, that they have functional knowledge of Hardware Data Acquisition.
Students must attend each block of instruction and satisfactorily complete all labs and practical exercises of the program to receive a Certificate of Training. These objectives will be addressed through lecture, discussion, labs and practical exercise, and demonstrations of relevant techniques.
Prerequisites
This program builds upon information covered in the Digital Forensic for Investigatiors-1 (DFI-1) course. Therefore, students should have completed DFI-1 or equivalent. Prospective students should have a thorough understanding of mobile device technology and acquisitions. This program is open to sworn law enforcement personnel and individuals serving as direct law enforcement support personnel. Students may be from federal, tribal, state, or local law enforcement agencies.
Required Training Materials
Program Syllabus/Curriculum
Week One:
- Identify different types of digital devices and associated terminology.
- Basic and micro-soldering techniques.
- Successfully perform basic physical repairs on a damaged mobile device.
- Successfully perform board level repairs on a damaged mobile device.
- Procedures for connection, extraction, and preview of data using forensic tools.
Week Two:
- Identify different types of chips and associated terminology.
- Determine and utilize non-destructive methods of data extraction from the memory chip such as JTAG and ISP.
- Determine and utilize destructive methods of data extraction from the memory chip (i.e., Chip-off.
- Procedures for reading, extraction, and preview of data using forensic tools.
Program Contact Info
Glynco: (912)267-3447
State and Local: (912) 261-4566