VMWare application allows iPad users to run Windows – computer forensic implications

VMWare View Client for the iPad was recently released. This application allows iPad users to run Windows in a “virtual environment” on the actual iPad. The presence of the Windows Operating System on an iPad, adds another layer of complexity to forensic examinations of iPads. If a virtual machine is used on the iPad, the examiner will be required to analyze not only the native iPad iOS, but will also have to locate the Windows Virtual Machine, which will likely be located on either the employer’s server, or be hosted by a cloud based provider. It will be important to analyze  how the two operating systems interact with each other, and whether previous versions of the virtual machine are stored on backup media.

http://blogs.vmware.com/view/2011/03/view-client-for-ipad.html

As mobile computers (Laptop, MacBook), smart phones (iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, Blackberry), Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, and other digital devices (iPod, iPad, NetBook, Tablet, MP3) continue to permeate our daily activities, our dependency on them increases. Through the increasing speed and bandwidth of wireless internet, technology and application software have become mobile to the point of being entrenched in our each and every move. Data from these digital devices is therefore critical to any type of legal dispute and/or process.

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