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MacOS Spotlight And Metadata Deep Dive
17 pages · 26 min read
Spotlight indexes Mac files with extensive metadata, including origin and dates.
- Apple and macOS forensics
- Metadata and timestamps
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Apple and macOS forensics
14 practical guides on Apple and macOS forensics for UK litigators, in-house counsel and investigators. Read every page online or download the PDF, free and without registration.
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14 practical guides on Apple and macOS forensics, written for UK litigators, in-house counsel and investigators handling disclosure and digital evidence, and every guide can be read in full on its own page or downloaded as a PDF, free and without registration.
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Gatekeeper XProtect And MacOS Malware Artefacts
17 pages · 27 min read
Macs are susceptible to malware, and Apple's built-in security features, Gatekeeper and XProtect, record activity.
- Apple and macOS forensics
- Cyber incidents and ransomware
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Apple Mail Archives And Email Threading On MacOS
17 pages · 25 min read
Apple Mail archives and email threading on macOS are crucial for reconstructing email conversations.
- Processing and review
- Email evidence
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Time Machine And MacOS Backup Analysis
17 pages · 26 min read
Time Machine creates regular, versioned backups of a Mac, acting as a second machine that remembers what the first one deleted.
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MacOS Enterprise Management And MDM Artefacts
19 pages · 27 min read
Workplace Macs are typically managed via MDM, creating digital artefacts.
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Safari And Browser Artefacts On MacOS
17 pages · 25 min read
Safari and other browsers on macOS record web activity in local artefacts, often synced via iCloud.
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Apple Watch And Paired Device Forensics
18 pages · 25 min read
The Apple Watch offers unique forensic data, strengthening attribution and providing evidence independent of a phone.
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MacOS Mail Messages And Notes Forensics
17 pages · 25 min read
The guide explores how Mail, Messages, and Notes data persists on macOS and iCloud, even after deletion.
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APFS And The Apple File System
17 pages · 25 min read
APFS, used on Macs, iPhones, and iPads, preserves deleted and prior data states more often than expected.
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MacOS And Apple Silicon Forensics
17 pages · 26 min read
Modern Macs present unique challenges for forensic acquisition due to hard w are encryption and secure boot.
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MacOS System Artefacts
17 pages · 26 min read
macOS system artefacts provide a detailed record of user activity, answer in g who-did-what-when questions in disputes.
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FileVault The Secure Enclave And Apple Encryption
17 pages · 27 min read
Apple's encryption, using File Vault and the Secure Enclave, ties device data to both the hard w are and the user.
- Apple and macOS forensics
- Encryption and access
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BitLocker FileVault And Full Disk Encryption
17 pages · 27 min read
Full disk encryption, such as BitLocker and FileVault, is often recoverable, particularly in managed environments where recovery keys are typically escrowed.
- Apple and macOS forensics
- Encryption and access
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Mac Evidence In Litigation
18 pages · 23 min read
Mac evidence presents unique challenges in litigation, differing significantly from Windows systems.
- Apple and macOS forensics
§ Other topics
- Mobile and messaging evidence (24)
- Forensic collection and imaging (22)
- Electronic disclosure practice (19)
- Deleted data and recovery (13)
- Chain of custody and defensibility (10)
- Cloud evidence (10)
- Expert evidence and reports (8)
- Servers, NAS and virtual environments (8)
- Metadata and timestamps (7)
- Open source, web and log evidence (7)
- Custodians and data mapping (6)
- Encryption and access (6)
- Data theft and exfiltration (5)
- Disclosure and PD 57AD (5)
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