Let’s face it, we all have smartphones or mobile phones and we all use them for many business and personal tasks. Additionally, many people have one or more tablets that they use on a regular basis. These mobile devices often contain a person’s most private information. Additionally, they are used to access email accounts, send and receive text messages (SMS, MMS), iMessage messages, WhatsApp messages, Facebook Messenger messages and a host of other types of direct two-way communications. Based on this information, it is very important to include the preservation and examination of mobile devices in any ESI strategy.
Cell phones and mobile devices can reveal:
- A user’s communications, through the messaging apps,
- Thought processes, through the browser and search history,
- Location, through various GPS metadata sources and app history,
- Access to financial assets, through bank and other apps.
Peak Forensics uses specialized hardware and software to forensically preserve and examine the data contained within mobile devices.
Peak will perform your mobile forensic tasks using industry standard tools, and provide the results of the cell phone forensics or tablet forensics in a user-friendly, manageable format.
Peak can assist with iPhone forensics, Android forensics, iPad forensics, Android tablet forensics and Windows phone forensics.
Cell phone, tablet and other mobile device forensics can be useful in all types of investigations, including:
- Theft, misuse or transfer of intellectual property
- Web browsing activity
- Email communications
- Spoliation
- Improper use of time/resources
- Employee misconduct
- Violations of non-compete or non-solicit agreements
- Fraud
- Breaches of fiduciary duties and embezzlement
- Violations of other court orders
- Alteration of data
- Cloud data storage
- Medical malpractice
- Harassment
- Internet issues