UPDATE: Hi everyone. It’s Jamie McQuaid from the Magnet Forensics team. We just wrapped up the week at the National ICAC conference in Atlanta where we hosted a pre-launch event announcing Magnet AXIOM. It was a busy week for us here at Magnet Forensics, as you can guess, but here’s a bit more about the pre-launch … Continued
Windows Recycle Bin in Digital Forensics The Windows Recycle Bin, a seemingly simple feature, has undergone significant changes across different versions of the Windows operating system. This artifact is not just a virtual trash can but a critical element in digital forensic investigations. Understanding its evolution and functionality can provide valuable insights into user activity … Continued
Importance to Investigators USB device history is an invaluable source of evidence in digital forensics, playing a crucial role in various investigative scenarios. When an examiner needs to determine if an external device was connected to a system, USB artifacts provide definitive traces of such activities. This evidence can reveal not only the connection but … Continued
Our latest artifact update for IEF includes support for native Android applications. As the mobile market continues to narrow-in on two primary operating systems – Android and iOS – it’s becoming increasingly important for investigators to recover data from these built-in system apps. In February, we added support for a similar set of native iOS … Continued
This is the third blog post in a series of three about using IEF and Cellebrite to get more mobile evidence for your digital forensics investigations. In my previous blog post in this series, I explained how to find more mobile evidence on Android devices using IEF and Cellebrite. Today, we’ll walk through the same steps … Continued
This is the fifth and final blog post in a series about recovering Business Applications & OS Artifacts for your digital forensics investigations. What are Shellbags? While shellbags have been available since Windows XP, they have only recently become a popular artifact as examiners are beginning to realize their potential value to an investigation. Shellbags … Continued
HERE’S OUR GUIDE TO FINDING IMPORTANT BUSINESS APPLICATIONS & OS ARTIFACTS FOR YOUR DIGITAL FORENSICS INVESTIGATIONS! Sometimes when conducting digital forensics examinations, investigators can lose sight of the fact that they’re investigating the actions of a person, not a computer. Almost every event or action on a system is the result of a user either … Continued
