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Published inOct 2023
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Muhiballah Mohammed
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Muhiballah Mohammed

Muhiballah Mohammed is a cybersecurity expert and enthusiast, experienced in security operations centers, digital forensics, and incident response. With 10 years of experience, he has worked in a variety of roles in the cybersecurity field, including SOC analyst, consultant, and forensic investigator, and has helped build multiple entities' SOC and DFIR teams. He has experience in investigating a wide range of cyber incidents. Muhiballah is passionate about providing help to organizations so that they can protect themselves against cyber threats, and he is also a mentor and teacher to new students in the cybersecurity field. He loves sharing his knowledge and experience with others, and he is always looking for new ways to help people learn about cybersecurity.
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Understanding stored evidence on USB devices

Let’s dive into MTP and find out more about it. On personal computers, we often come across USB device classes known as MTP and PTP. These protocols are commonly utilized by a range of devices, including mobile phones, tablets, cameras, scanners, and music players. Unlike standard storage devices that fall under MSC, MTP and PTP offer a subset of capabilities. Consequently, the operating system treats them differently, recognizing their unique characteristics and functionalities. To identify a USB device we can check SYSTEM\<CurrentControlSet>\Enum\USB and SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Portable Devices\Devices.

On the other hand, MSC is a transfer protocol that facilitates communication between a computer and a USB device. It enables the mounting of the USB device’s storage area, granting direct access to these data areas for reading and writing. This allows users to conveniently view the internal filesystem structure...

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Muhiballah Mohammed

Muhiballah Mohammed is a cybersecurity expert and enthusiast, experienced in security operations centers, digital forensics, and incident response. With 10 years of experience, he has worked in a variety of roles in the cybersecurity field, including SOC analyst, consultant, and forensic investigator, and has helped build multiple entities' SOC and DFIR teams. He has experience in investigating a wide range of cyber incidents. Muhiballah is passionate about providing help to organizations so that they can protect themselves against cyber threats, and he is also a mentor and teacher to new students in the cybersecurity field. He loves sharing his knowledge and experience with others, and he is always looking for new ways to help people learn about cybersecurity.
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