Forensic Investigation of the Soft-Modded PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Qin Zhou; Nigel Poole

Information Security and Digital Forensics. First International Conference, ISDF 2009, London, United Kingdom, September 7-9, 2009, Revised Selected Papers

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Forensic Investigation of the Soft-Modded PlayStation Portable (PSP)

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11530-1_6,
    author={Qin Zhou and Nigel Poole},
    title={Forensic Investigation of the Soft-Modded PlayStation Portable (PSP)},
    proceedings={Information Security and Digital Forensics. First International Conference, ISDF 2009, London, United Kingdom, September 7-9, 2009, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={ISDF},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={PSP forensics PlayStation Portable Custom Firmware forensic investigation},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11530-1_6}
}

Qin Zhou
Nigel Poole
Year: 2012
Forensic Investigation of the Soft-Modded PlayStation Portable (PSP)
ISDF
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11530-1_6

Qin Zhou¹^,*, Nigel Poole¹^,*

1: Coventry University

*Contact email: q.zhou@coventry.ac.uk, n.poole@coventry.ac.uk

Abstract

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a popular handheld game console. The lack of a hard disk unit within the PSP does not imply a lack of stored data. It incorporates an onboard NAND flash memory and a memory card reader. This paper aims to raise awareness of the presence of custom firmware and identify possible data hiding places in the PSP. It discusses PSP forensics issues and proposes a possible technique for how such a PSP system may be forensically examined.

Keywords: PSP forensics PlayStation Portable Custom Firmware forensic investigation

Published: 2012-05-25

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11530-1_6