Making Time for Forensic Curiosity: Digital Forensic Research

We kicked off our series on the importance of being forensically curious last spring—specifically, we talked about the fact that achieving justice depends on that curiosity in a constantly evolving digital landscape. That said, the time it takes to find the truth can vary widely. How can you make the time to perform the critical validation … Continued

How to Maintain Your Expert Credibility on the Stand

We recently released our latest white paper, “12 Tips for Presenting Digital Evidence in Court,” to offer guidance and tips for what you need to know from before a case even begins, through acquiring, analyzing, and presenting your findings. We wanted to spend some additional time, however, on a particular aspect of our final tip … Continued

AXIOM Cloud Q&A with Tayfun Uzun: Part 2

In part two of our Q&A session with Magnet Forensics Product Manager Tayfun Uzun, we take a deeper look at the features and capabilities of Magnet AXIOM Cloud (announced as part of Magnet AXIOM 1.2 – read more.) (Read part one of our Q&A with Tayfun here) Let’s dive right in! Magnet Forensics: AXIOM Cloud … Continued

Insider Threats! Using Magnet AXIOM to Prevent and Investigate Intellectual Property Theft

The following blog post is a guest post by Ryan Duquette, MSc, CFE, CFCE, Founder and Principal, HEXIGENT Consulting. In July 2015, the FBI, in collaboration with the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, launched a campaign to educate businesses and industry leaders about protecting trade secrets and intellectual property. The campaign, which continues to this day, focuses on … Continued

Magnet AXIOM 1.2.1 Supports iOS 11 and Brings Other Enhancements

The latest version of Magnet AXIOM is now available for customers to download — bringing with it new acquisition capabilities with iOS 11 and Android O, new artifacts support, and enhancements to AXIOM Examine and Connections. AXIOM 1.2.1 Brings Support for iOS 11 In addition to the ability to acquire from iOS 11 (as well … Continued

Supporting the Unsupported: Locating and Analyzing Information from New Mobile Apps

By Christopher Vance, Magnet Forensics Trainer. Read more about Christopher in this Trainer profile. There are currently millions of applications on the iOS App Store and Google Play marketplace. With millions of third party applications available to people, there’s a limitless source of applications that could appear in forensic investigations. Due to the sheer number … Continued

The 4:cast is Bright: a Q&A with Lee Whitfield

Being part of an investigative team at any level, whether on the law enforcement side or the private sector side, can take a toll. It’s hard work and often exposes a darker side to people. This industry needs to find ways to shine light in the dark and celebrate the great work being done. Lee … Continued

How to Acquire an iOS 11 Device Without the PIN/Passcode

As you may be aware, iOS 11 changed the way in which the user authenticates a trust relationship between an iOS device and the computer being used to create a backup or forensic tool being used to create an acquisition.  When a forensic examiner goes to create an iOS backup, either with a forensic tool … Continued