SIM Cards Forensic Capability and Evaluation of Extraction Tools

Abstract

Mobile phones have turned into a very essential tool for personal communication. Thus, it is of immense importance that forensic investigators have possibilities to extract proof items from mobile phones. The Modern mobile phones store facts items on inner memories as well as SIM cards. With the introduction of modern functionality, these accessories and their devices might be used as tools in a crime. Appropriate forensic examination of such memories, including recovery of deleted items has not been possible until now. This research paper presents two mobile SIM cards to assess a chosen set of six existing mobile forensic software tools that where developed mainly for mobile Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) forensics which is aimed to find out their capability and efficiency when compared with other software. This would help a forensic investigator decision making in choosing a tool unique for acquiring specific evidence from a SIM card, and hopefully bring about a save in time and resource