Forensic Analysis on iOS Devices

With a 'bring your own device' (BOYD) movement, smart phones and tablets have exploded onto the corporate environment and show no sign of receding. This 'consumerization' of endpoints means users will be performing work on devices other than the traditional organizational desktop or laptop running windows. Since smart phones and tablets are outfitted with more hardware than ever before they are being used to surf the internet, transfer data and to communicate with corporate mail servers. A large section of these BOYD devices are running Apple's iOS and the ability to perform accurate and clear forensics on these devices will be valuable to an organization. This paper will cover the forensically sound methods that can be performed on an iOS device.