Name & Direct Link: LetsDefend

Cost: $39.99/month – $359/year for access to all LetsDefend courses

Proof of Completion: Badge

Community: There is a LetsDefend Discord server

Student Discount: They have Special Pricing for Students (50% off)

LetsDefend offers the following Mobile Forensics courses:

Android Forensics

• • Introduction to Android Forensics
  • Android File System
  • Handling Locked Devices
  • Evidentiary Data on Android
  • Android Forensics Tools

iOS Forensics

• • • iOS File System
    • Handling Locked Backups
    • Handling iCloud Data
    • Files in Backup Data
    • Handling Backup Data

Name & Direct Link: Android Forensics with Belkasoft

Platform: Belkasoft

Cost: $999

Hands-On: Yes

Proof of Completion: A certificate of achievement is provided to those who complete the training with a satisfactory score. Certificate recipients will get a discount on their next purchase from Belkasoft.

In this training, you will learn:

• How to use basic and advanced methods of Android acquisition, such as ADB-based and APK downgrade acquisition
• What chipset-specific acquisition methods can be used
• How to analyze Android apps, and what information can be extracted from them
• Which Android system files may be of interest for a DFIR investigation and how to analyze them

Additional Information: Must use a professional or student email address for the training. If you do not already have a Belkasoft X Corporate license, you may request a trial version.

Name & Direct Link: Mobile Forensics Courses

Platform: Infosec Institute

Cost: Infosec Skills – $299/year (includes several other forensics courses as well)

Proof of Completion: Certificate of Completion

Mobile Forensics Courses Include:

• Introduction to Mobile Forensics
• Mobile Forensics Process
• Mobile Forensics Fundamentals Learning Path
• iOS Forensics
• Windows Phone and Feature Phone Forensics
• Mobile Forensics Learning Path
• Certified Mobile Forensics Examiner (CMFE) Learning Path

Name & Direct Link: Mobile Forensics with Belkasoft X

Platform: Belkasoft

Cost: $999

Hands-On: Yes

Proof of Completion: A certificate of achievement is provided to those who complete the training with a satisfactory score.

In this training, you will learn:

• How to acquire Android data: what options you have and how to choose a suitable method
• How to acquire iOS data: what you can do in the case of a locked device, what terminology is important to know, and more
• How to analyze and review mobile artifacts in Belkasoft X
• How to narrow your search and quickly find the data you need

Additional Information: Must use a professional or student email address for the training. If you do not already have a Belkasoft X Corporate license, you may request a trial version.

Name & Direct Link: Online MDF (Mobile Device Forensics)

Platform: IACIS

Cost: $995 (includes one attempt at the ICMDE certification process)

Information: This is offered quarterly so it’s not always available.  Each online class cycle is three months; a fourth month is allowed for testing.

Topics: Acquiring file systems and physical images from phones, locked device procedures, acquiring cell phone data, command line, iOS, Android, Validating Data, Flash Memory, NAND Ram Architecture, ADB, python scripts, SQLite databases

Name & Direct Link: iOS Forensics with Belkasoft

Platform: Belkasoft

Cost: $999

Hands-On: Yes

Proof of Completion: A certificate of achievement is provided to those who complete the training with a satisfactory score.

In this training, you will learn:

• How to use basic and advanced methods of iOS acquisition, such as checkm8-based and agent-based acquisition
• How to use Belkasoft X Brute-force tool to unlock certain models of iPhone and iPad devices
• How to acquire iOS data from the cloud
• How to read and write YARA rules and improve their efficiency
• How to analyze iOS apps, including encrypted ones
• Which iOS system files may be of interest for a DFIR investigation and how to analyze them

Additional Information: Must use a professional or student email address for the training. If you do not already have a Belkasoft X Corporate license, you may request a trial version.

Name & Affiliate Link*: Mobile Forensics Courses

Cost: Free

Good for Beginners: Yes, there are fundamentals courses

Proof of Completion: Yes – Certificate

Free Courses Include:

• Mobile Forensics Fundamentals Pt 1
• Mobile Forensic Fundamentals Pt 2
• Mobile Device Preservation
• Creating Mobile Test Data

Topics: Mobile Data Sources, IMEI, Everymac, SIM Cards, Media Storage Cards, Call Data Records, Backups, Cloud Sources, IoT, Networks, Mobile Operating Systems, Standard Operating Procedures, Differences in Image Types, Evidence Seizure, Consent, Warrants, Data Preservation, Faraday Bags, Chain of Custody, Emulators, iOS Devices, Android Devices, Creating Mobile Test Data.

Community/Forums: There are chat groups.

*DFIR Diva is an affiliate of Hexordia and receives a small percentage of sales made through affiliate links that go toward keeping the site running.

Name & Direct Link: iOS Social Media Forensics

Platform: eForensics Magazine

Price: $249

Proof of Completion: Certificate

Topics: iPhone Mobile Analysis, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, Python Scripting, SQL Queries

Name & Direct Link: McAfee Institute Online Courses

Price: These courses below range from $147 – $597

Forensics Courses:

• Mobile App Investigations
• How to Conduct Digital & Mobile Forensics
• Digital & Computer Forensics

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Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Courses:

• Introduction to Open Source Intelligence
• Learn the In’s & Out’s of Cyber Investigations
• Twitter Investigation Methodologies
• How to Conduct Investigations on the Deep Web
• Social Media Investigations Methodologies
• Advanced Social Media Intelligence Gathering

Name & Direct Link: Order of Volatility in Modern Smartphone Forensics

Platform: YouTube – SANS Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Topics: Mobile Forensics, Android, iOS, communication protocols