Hashcat Basics for Mobile Forensic Investigators

Hashcat is a popular password-cracking tool that security professionals, researchers, and digital forensic specialists use to recover lost or forgotten passwords. It works by taking a password hash, a unique alphanumeric representation of a password, and using numerous attacks to guess the password that produced the hash. Hashcat is fast and efficient, making it a powerful tool for password recovery. 

New Broad Consent Feature for Magnet GRAYKEY

Digital forensic professionals and Android users know the Android smartphone market is extremely fragmented. Broad Consent is the first step of many towards a future where we can provide users with more access to Android devices.

DFIR: What is Digital Forensics and Incident Response?

Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), is often used to speak about both the digital forensics and incident response fields—related but separate areas. Let’s delve into what both digital forensics and incident response are and why they are often grouped together.