eDEC Digital Forensics and Teel Technologies Offer Certification in Chinese Phone Forensics

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. and MCLEAN, Va., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 30% of cell phones worldwide are based on chipsets designed and manufactured in China. This trend is expected to increase to over 50% going forward into 2012 and beyond. While that may not seem surprising given the amount of Chinese technology being exported, the tools and techniques for forensic analysis of these phones have been absent until recently. The lack of adherence to industry standards from manufacturers of these devices has made them difficult for digital forensic investigators to analyze, increasing their appeal among the criminal element. For this reason, eDEC Digital Forensics (www.edecdigitalforensics.com) and Teel Technologies (www.teeltech.com) are combining the requisite products and training needed to help investigators adapt to the challenges that these phones present.

To address the need for further education among US law enforcement officials, Teel Technologies is offering two certification classes focusing on the analysis of mobile devices that incorporate Chinese chip sets.  The first in McLean, VA from April 16-18, 2012, and the second at the Mobile Forensics Conference in Myrtle Beach from June 6- 8, 2012.  The class is designed to educate field professionals about the insidious adoption of Chinese chipsets among criminals as well as certify attendees in the use of eDEC's Tarantula system.

Tarantula is currently the only forensic analysis system on the market that can acquire and decode data from phones with chipsets manufactured by all of the major Chinese chip companies – MTK, Spreadtrum, Infineon, and Mstar. The system was initially developed for use in China where law enforcement first encountered the knock-off cell phone problem.  A record 700 million cell phones were produced in China from January to August in 2011, up 19% from 2010, and that trend is expected to continue[1]. With popular international phone manufacturers increasingly incorporating Chinese chipsets into their phones, Chinese phone forensics is a critical new area of competence for federal, state, and local investigators.

Curriculum includes three days of intensive training designed to familiarize forensics investigators and other law enforcement officials with Chinese chipset technology as well as educate and certify them on the use of the Tarantula designed to combat this invasion. For further information, please visit www.teeltech.com/tt3/training.asp. For more information about the eDEC Tarantula v1.1, please visit www.edecdigitalforensics.com.

Course Agenda:
Day One:

• The Chinese Phone Problem
• Market Share
• Chipsets
• Culture
• Forensic Solutions
• Flasher Boxes – Hyper and Spiderman
• Workflow
• Reading data from the phone

Day Two lessons include:

• Phone Memory
• Types
• Forensic Considerations
• Data Carving
• Regular Expressions
• Other Searches
• SMS
• Date and time stamps
• Automated Data Carving
• Commercial Tools
• Open Source
• Tarantula
• Identifying chipsets
• Reading phones

Day Three

• Analyzing Tarantula Reads
• Reporting with Tarantula
• Maintaining Tarantula
• Certification Test

About Teel Tech:
Teel Technologies is today's leading supplier of Mobile Device Forensics tools and training for local, state and federal law enforcement customers, as well as private forensic firms. From building out forensic kiosks, to installing complete advanced laboratories and deploying kits on the battlefield, Teel Technologies is the premier dedicated, platform-neutral and complete training partner for law enforcement officials to ensure that they have the right tools to meet their unique requirements.

About eDEC Digital Forensics:
eDEC™ Digital Forensics was formed in 2009 to create innovative solutions that simplify the job of the digital forensic investigator.   eDEC™  is the world leader in forensics of mobile phones based on Chinese flash chips.    eDEC™ products include the Tarantula™ Chinese cell phone analysis system, Eclipse™ manual investigation and evidence capture system, and Black Hole™ isolation products for evidence protection.    eDEC™  products are distributed worldwide to law enforcement, government agencies, and military investigators.

[1] Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)

SOURCE eDEC Digital Forensics