A Survey of Digital Forensic Tools for Android and iOS Smart Phones

Mobile theft has been an increasing problem in South African cities and townships. This is also motivated by the black market for cellphone sales, but it has recently emerged that in many instances, the phone is stolen to harvest the credential and defraud and clean the victims' bank account. Such cases are hardly reported as the success rate of prosecution is low. This is due to the lack of capacity, investigative tools, and the financial constraints of the investigative authorities. This paper presents a review of modern mobile forensic investigative tools, both open-source and commercialized. The purpose of this survey article is to present an analysis of tools in terms of their strengths and weaknesses and to simplify the work of investigators by bringing all the latest tools into one article.