Independent Research Project for Digital Forensics Course
In-Vehicle Infotainment and iPhone Data as Forensic Evidence
Overview:
The final project tasked us to demonstrate our knowledge of digital forensics and research a digital forensics topic or conduct a real forensics project.
Delivery:
I conducted a forensics project investigating whether data generated from a vehicle’s infotainment can be used as forensic evidence.
For tools, I used: my personal iPhone 13 Pro, my personal 2021 Toyota 4Runner SUV, and OSForensics Open Software.
Due to the lack of open source toolkits for automotive forensics, I focused on the data obtained from my iPhone’s backup.
This option was the least invasive as I could backup my personal iPhone to my computer, and theoretically acquire the digital data written to my phone when I used CarPlay, rather than remove my car’s entire radio.