Cell Phone Forensic Services

Barefoot Professional Investigations is on the forefront of mobile device forensics technology.

Over the last five years, mobile devices have evolved and now account for 55% of all internet traffic and are used for activities that generate and store massive amounts of personal data. Due to this, they have become key sources for evidence in criminal investigations.

However, because mobile devices and the programs that run on them also include extremely complex forms of encryption, that evidence isn’t easily accessible by investigators. In response to the needs of law enforcement, the information security community has developed several methods that fall under a new category of forensics - Mobile Device Forensics.

Evidence We Can Extract from Mobile Devices

Extractions of mobile devices can yield large amounts of data. However, some devices can provide more intel than others. We have the ability to not only retrieve text messages and call history, but also extract specific data about the calls and texts. The tools we have at our disposal allow us to pull certain application data stored on the device including:

• MMS Messages
• Browser History
• Notes and Contacts
• GPS Location History
• Emails
• Calendar Events
• Images and Videos 
• Chats from Third Party Applications 
• Application Data

Barefoot Professional Investigations works with you to minimize cost and focus resources where they are most needed to gain the highest quality results.

There are times that things must be done on the fly, and the professional judgment exercised by this firm has at times saved valuable information from being lost because of the passage of time or opportunity.

Mobile forensics is a brand of digital forensics focused on recovering forensically sound digital evidence from mobile devices. The challenge with this is that digital data is so easily manipulated or corrupted that tools and methods must focus on extracting evidence and securing it so that it remains in its original state. Mobile forensics is a 4-step process:

1. Our investigators identify and preserve the device(s) in question. Devices are secured so that they cannot be used and maintain the existing data state.
2. A copy of the data is extracted in a forensically sound state using imaging software so that the copy is what our investigators are manipulating rather than the original data.
3. The full image of data captured from the device is examined by our experts to extract all relevant evidence. This includes hidden or deleted data.
4. Our reports break down the methods used, what was recovered, and includes the chain of custody documentation to prove the integrity of findings.

Our team has multiple certifications in Mobile Device Forensics, including Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME) and Paraben Certified Smartphone Examiner (PCSE), giving our team access to two of the most powerful mobile forensic tool suites.



• Cellebrite UFED 4PC - One of the most respected tools in the industry, capable of extracting and forensically sound copy from target mobile devices
• Paraben Electronic Evidence Examiner - The Paraben suite allows our team to fully manipulate and acquire forensic evidence from extracted files