Magnet Axiom 8.0: new Mobile View, AI tools, memory analysis, and more
The latest major release of Magnet Axiom, version 8.0, is now available.
The latest major release of Magnet Axiom, version 8.0, is now available.
Mobile devices have become a huge part of our lives and, by extension, of forensic investigations when a crime is committed. Every suspect, victim, and bystander has a wealth of evidence right in their pocket. But as your cases are filled with more and more mobile devices, making sense of that data and clearly and effectively sharing it can be problematic.
Instances of synthetic, or deepfake, media have seen a dramatic increase in recent years, with an estimated 500,000 video and voice deepfakes shared on social media in 2023. While deepfakes aren’t a new phenomenon, advances in machine learning and AI have increased the speed, accuracy, and availability of developing synthetic media. And the source material for these fakes is increasingly available through our ever-expanding personal digital footprints.
With the depth, variety, and volume of evidence in modern cases, developing engaging reports that effectively tell the story of the case for stakeholders, including those that aren’t technical, is a persistent challenge.
AXIOM 7.10 adds a range of new features and new artifact support to keep your investigations current with the latest evidence sources.
As with many things, seeing is believing. To help add important context to your reports and testimony in court, we have introduced Animated Maps in Magnet AXIOM and AXIOM Cyber.
A common scenario for SOC’s and IR teams is being handed a piece of evidence and being asked to “Find Evil.” Those on the receiving end know this to be a broad ask. If there is a known good image to compare things to, the process may be easier, but not all organizations have a gold build available for comparison.
If you tuned in to the 2024 MVS presentation, “Logging La Vida Loca,” or Episode 14 of Mobile Unpacked, then you may be wondering where you can get a cheatsheet or copy of all the locations and types of logging data you can gather in your investigations. Well, look no further than this blog post!
Magnet AXIOM 7.9 is here, our first monthly release of 2024! We’ve added new features and functionality to help you work as efficiently as possible and save time in your investigations.
In this article we will cover the basics of what a software kernel is, the application of software kernels in the context of digital forensic examinations, and we’ll shed some light on how kernels contribute to the acquisition and analysis of data during a forensic investigation.
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