Uncovering Granular Location Data and Device Attribution
In modern telecoms investigations, Wi-Fi is frequently the "missing link.” While Cell Site Analysis provides a general footprint, Wi-Fi Evidence offers surgical precision. Because a router’s range is significantly smaller than a cell site, it allows for a finer degree of geographical certainty—often placing a device within a specific address rather than a general neighbourhood.
Why Wi-Fi Matters for Your Case
- Establish Presence: Determine exactly when a device arrived at or departed from a specific property.
- Identify Occupants: Gain insight into every device connected to a home network to aid or refute attribution.
- Commercial Movement: Trace movement through public Wi-Fi logs in restaurants, gyms, and transit hubs.
- Diverse Data Streams: Evidence can be harvested from routers, service providers, connected vehicles, and the handsets themselves.
Technical Briefing: What You Will Learn
This session is designed to equip legal professionals with the knowledge to interpret and challenge Wi-Fi data:
- The Anatomy of Identifiers: Distinguishing between fixed, unique, and spoofed Wi-Fi IDs.
- Router Forensics: How data is extracted and the specific evidential value of the "download."
- Hybrid Analysis: How Wi-Fi data integrates with and strengthens traditional Cell Site evidence.
- Attribution Strategy: Using vehicle and device data to confirm (or contest) who was actually using the technology.
This session will be delivered by Stephen Grills. Stephen’s expertise in product development and training is in high demand. Stephen is regarded as one of the leading experts in Cell Site Analysis and Wi-Fi Forensics in the UK and his patience, knowledge and willingness to share makes him the go-to resource for anything in these subject areas. Stephen is also the lead in First Forensics’ product development and consistently drives to create tools to ensure consistent techniques are used throughout the industry.
