Project 3: Mobile Incident Response and Investigations

Step 1: Conduct a Mobile Technology Overview

You’re ready to begin writing the white paper. The sheriff has stated that the first section should be an overview of how cellular networks operate. You decide to provide an overview of cellular networks: how mobile phones communicate with cell sites, cellular-to-cellular communication, mobile switching centers, and the base switching subsystem. You also want to cover the technology of mobile networks, including form factors of smart devices and other wireless technologies.

Submit the results of your research (three to five pages) to the sheriff (your instructor) for review and ungraded feedback. Incorporate any suggested changes. Your overview will serve as the introduction to the 13- to 21-page white paper for this project.

Since mobile technologies are constantly changing, you decide to address trends in mobile technology in the next section of your paper. You know that NIST 800-101, Revision 1, will provide a good starting point on all these topics.