Extract from Cellebrite’s article “Conquering the Data Frontier of eDiscovery: Key Steps to Set Yourself Up for Success”
Mobile Data Is Everywhere
The amount of mobile data is no longer a future concern; it’s a present reality. Our 2025 Industry Trends Survey showed eDiscovery remaining a top priority for organizations, meaning it is more critical than ever to preserve, collect and recover necessary data.
From photos and videos to app usage and cloud backups, mobile devices now hold incredible amounts of information, but only pieces of that information can prove critical to investigations.
Cellebrite’s Josh Hickman and Andy Jacobs recently talked about best practices and techniques for navigating and conquering the data frontier of eDiscovery, and as you might expect – a successful investigation all starts with setting clear objectives from the beginning.
Setting Yourself Up for Success
“Phones are absolutely an attack surface,” said Josh Hickman, digital investigation expert at Cellebrite. “They track everything – altimeter, speed, networks. If you collect my phone, you’re going to get a ton of memes because I think I’m a hilarious person.”
