Review of the new SANS 585 Smartphone Forensics Course
I recently had the opportunity to beta test the soon to be released SANS 585 Smartphone Forensics course and I wanted to share some thoughts about the course content and the labs. The course page on the SANS website ( http://www.sans.org/event/for585-advanced-smartphone-mobile-device-forensics/course/advanced-smartphone-mobile-device-forensics ) provides an accurate overview of each day’s topics so I’ll focus more on thoughts and opinions than lists. Overview The course starts with an overview of cellular technology and networks and quickly moves on to explore advanced topics. The jump from the basics into topics like wear leveling, garbage collection and so on is an earmark of a SANS forensics course, which is one of the reasons why I love these courses so much. The refresher of the basics is nice, but the integration of advanced issues – which is where many of us need the help – is nothing short of awesome. Throughout all five days, the course provides full-page examples that demonst...