New Magnet AXIOM Version Available Magnet AXIOM 1.1.1 is now available with the ability to create Custom Artifacts using Python — adding a new programming language to Custom Artifacts, in addition to previous support for XML. Offering support for Python, as well as XML, gives examiners at every level more options when building their own … Continued
Recently we introduced Magnet.AI, Magnet Forensics’ machine learning algorithm that helps triage devices to identify whether there is content or data on the devices that could show intent to lure, or groom, children for illicit sexual activity. There’s more to Magnet.AI than just a set of keywords, time and date ranges, or locations. Those elements … Continued
With the release of Magnet AXIOM 1.1, we’re pushing performance to be better than ever. About six months ago, we took a look at the Magnet AXIOM processing speed improvements, and now, in honor of AXIOM 1.1 and a year’s growth of our investigation platform, we thought we would update the numbers a bit. Even … Continued
Thanks to new advances we’ve brought into Magnet AXIOM 1.1, and our new integration with Passware, AXIOM now allow you to decrypt drives with a known password that have been encrypted with BitLocker & BitLocker To Go, TrueCrypt, and PGP Desktop WDE versions 9.x-10.x. A Smoother Experience While Never Leaving AXIOM We have worked hard … Continued
Child exploitation investigations often involve luring (also known as grooming): the process by which a child predator gains their victim’s trust. Because this happens a lot over chat apps (and chat features within, for example, gaming apps), you might find yourself reviewing thousands or even millions of messages to find your evidence. When you need … Continued
New update includes machine learning that helps identify luring content, full disk decryption, PST exports and more Today we released the newest version of Magnet AXIOM! AXIOM 1.1 is truly the culmination of a year’s worth of effort by our team to grow our complete digital investigation platform into a mature go-to forensic tool. I … Continued
Magnet Forensics has joined forces with Passware to provide full disk decryption (FDD) to our customers. Coming soon – Forensics examiners will be able to analyze content from drives running encryption software like BitLocker, TrueCrypt, and PGP in Magnet AXIOM. AXIOM is growing like a weed this year and the addition of full disk decryption … Continued
The term “artifact” is widely used within the computer forensics industry, though there is no official definition of this term. According to ForensicsWiki.org, digital investigators will tell you the meaning of the word is taken from archaeology, which defines an “artifact” as, “Something made or given shape by man; such as a tool or a work … Continued
Mobile device encryption has been a headache for investigators ever since Apple introduced it with the iPhone 3GS and iOS 3.0. Since that time, encryption headaches have only accelerated, with Apple tying it to hardware (the A5 and later processing chips) and adding layers of data to its encryption. With Android in the game now … Continued
A new Magnet Forensics white paper is coming soon, and while it focuses on the technical aspects of Android Marshmallow Forensics, running underneath those details is another theme: the only way to stay current on mobile device technology changes is to know how to get out in front of them. Yet few, if any, forensic … Continued
