Question: Objective: Students will prepare a briefing appraising the mobile technology environment, as well as evaluating the approaches and challenges in mobile forensics. This would include challenges in technology, methodology, training, and expense, as well as potential ways to address these challenges.

Course Goals: 1. Develop and utilize a methodology for digital evidence collection, preservation, and analysis.

2. Develop incident response plan and procedures for a variety of digital forensic situations.

3. Evaluate environment for global/international influences and determine implications on forensic procedures.

4. Appraise appropriate digital forensic techniques for Network, Internet, and Cloud-based environments.

5. Incorporate validated forensic results into appropriate action plans, reporting, information sharing, and information archiving procedures.

Scenario: You are called upon to create a white paper addressing the challenges in mobile forensics including the technology itself, forensic methodology, examiner training, and associated expenses related to developing and maintaining mobile forensic capability. The paper should be objective and not tool specific. A goal is to provide a picture as to what is involved in mobile forensics and the considerations that influence obtaining and maintaining mobile digital forensic capability.

Deliverables: Your briefing should include a title page, table of contents, abstract, and 5 - 7 pages of content. Each of the following should be addressed: challenges in technology, methodology, training, and expense, as well as potential ways to address these challenges. Be sure to include proper document support.