Author: Phil Froklage

New in Magnet AUTOMATE 3.0: Warrant Return Processing, Device Platform Autodetection, and more

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We’re proud to announce the availability of Magnet AUTOMATE 3.0! As part of the Magnet Digital Investigation Suite, AUTOMATE 3.0 was designed to help you maximize the efficiency of you your agency’s existing forensics lab toolkit and IT investments to reduce time to evidence for your digital investigations.  With the latest version of Magnet AUTOMATE, we’re excited to introduce a number of powerful new source integrations and tools … Continued

Coming Soon in Magnet REVIEW 4.0: New Device Dashboard, Customizable Artifact Views, Chat Thread Previews, and More

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We’re very excited to share a preview of some of the great new features coming soon in Magnet REVIEW 4.0 — helping you accelerate digital evidence review by enabling secure agency-wide collaboration from anywhere, anytime. As part of the Magnet Digital Investigation Suite, REVIEW was specifically designed to address the needs of non-technical users, helping … Continued

See What’s New in the Magnet Digital Investigation Suite

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The Magnet Digital Investigation Suite (MDIS) helps you to transform your digital investigations to increase efficiency, leverage powerful analytics, and collaborate agency-wide, all while enabling you to operate securely and transparently to reduce risk. We’re excited to share the latest new features we’re introducing across the Suite, including major new versions of both Magnet ATLAS … Continued

What Is ICAC And How Does It Work?

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For those unfamiliar, according to icactaskforce.org, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program “is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces, representing more than 5,400 federal, state, and local law enforcement dedicated to investigating, prosecuting, and developing effective responses to internet crimes against children.”

Forensic Images for DVR Analysis (E01 or DD) in Magnet Witness

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Digital investigators and examiners creating forensic images for DVR analysis utilize two main file formats to store bit-for-bit copies of hard drives used in their examinations. E01 forensic image file format is the default imaging option for many computer forensics tools and has become a de-facto standard of sorts. While somewhat lesser known, the raw … Continued

Forensic Analysis of iCloud Backups up to iOS15

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With Magnet AXIOM, you can acquire and analyze iCloud backups up to and including iOS 15. Gaining access to Apple user data for forensic examiners has been a challenge and the relationship between Apple and the law enforcement community could be described as ‘contentious’ to say the least — with Apple refusing to unlock iPhones … Continued

Agent Visibility Updates for AXIOM Cyber

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Organizations often have multiple examiners assigned to individual investigations. Previously with AXIOM Cyber’s ad hoc agent deployment, one examiner could not connect to an agent already deployed to an endpoint under investigation, if they did not originally create the agent. With the latest update, AXIOM Cyber no longer restricts agent visibility to the unique user … Continued

Meet the Magnet Forensics’ Training Team: Katie Bressington

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Introducing our newest member of the Training Team, Katie Bressington! Katie joins us from a background in Law Enforcement and Digital Forensics. Let’s get to know Katie! Want to learn more about what courses are offered? Visit our Training & Certification page for more information. MF: Tell us about your life before becoming a Trainer. … Continued