New Research Directions in the Area of Smart Phone Forensic Analysis

The proliferation of smart mobile phones with diverse features makes it possible to increase their use in criminal activities. The fast technological evolution and presence of different smart phones and their proprietary operating systems pose great difficulties for investigators and law enforcement officials to choose the best tool for forensics examination, accurate recovery and speedy analysis of data present on smart phones. This paper presents a literature review on smart phone forensic techniques for different platform. As a result of comprehensive analysis of these techniques, it has been found that there is no generic forensic technique or tool available which can perform the forensic analysis of all currently available different smart phones. Further, there is a need to develop a generic technique for forensic analysis of a variety of different smart phones. This generic technique should perform the forensic of currently available different smart phones on the crime scene without need to attach the smart phone with computer. Further, it will help the investigators to do their jobs easily and more efficiently. The proposed technique need to be implemented and tested on different smart phones to validate its performance and accuracy.