Meet the Magnet Forensics Training Team: Scott Saul
Get to know more about the approaches and background one of the newest additions to the Magnet Forensics Training team, Scott Saul.
Category: Industry News
Reducing Time to Competency: A Trainer’s Look at Different Learning Approaches
In this blog, forensic trainer, Danny Norris talks about how to reduce the time necessary to achieve competency in DFIR.
Working Together With the International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators (IAHTI)
Magnet Forensics is proud to announce that we’re partnering with the International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators (IAHTI).
UNC1142: Bitcoin Core Developer Targeted With Multiple Linux Backdoors
In this post, Matt Suiche explores a Linux breach and share some tactics, techniques, and best practices when dealing with it.
Free Digital Forensics Tools Every Investigator Needs
Magnet Forensics offers a variety of free digital forensics tools designed to assist in many aspects of digital forensics and incident response (DFIR).
Researching FORCEDENTRY: Detecting the Exploit With No Samples
Earlier this month, I reached out to my friend Valentina and told her I wanted to learn about macOS/iOS exploitation, so she recommended taking a look at the CVE-2021-30860 vulnerability, also known as FORCEDENTRY, and the prior work her friend Jeffrey Hofmann posted on Twitter.
Comparing Magnet AXIOM Performance Speeds Through the Ages
How large was the last case you worked and how much data were you dealing with? I get a bit sentimental thinking back to some of the earlier days of my digital forensics casework. The good old days when a normal case consisted of a single desktop computer with maybe a few gigabytes of storage capacity—on the high end.
Meet the Magnet Forensics’ Training Team: Matt Latham
MF: Tell us about your life before becoming a Trainer.
ML: Prior to becoming a trainer, I worked as a digital forensic investigator within law enforcement. I worked on a wide variety of cases including fraud, large scale drug operations, murder, and child sexual offences. After my time in law enforcement, I became a university lecturer, specialising in mobile forensics and cyber security.
Meet the Magnet Forensics’ Training Team: Denise Duffy
MF: Tell us about your life before becoming a Trainer.
DD: Before joining the Magnet family, I was a law enforcement officer for 25 years. Throughout my career, I was fortunate to be a part of many different units: patrol officer, school resource officer, Narcotics, Investigations, and Major Investigations. One thing our department didn’t have was a Computer Crimes Unit. Seeing a need, with the support of my chief, I started one.
Magnet Spotlight: How the LAPD ICAC Unit is Tackling Child Exploitation
One of my biggest motivating factors in seeing Magnet Forensics succeed over the years was to make sure we could truly achieve our mission to seek justice and protect the innocent.