What’s new in Magnet Axiom 8.4

Magnet Axiom 8.4 is now available, delivering feature and functionality improvements that will help you work as efficiently as possible, including:

• Artifact reference in Portable Case – Provides important context for stakeholders with the inclusion of the artifact reference guide PDF
• Exhibit Builder updates – Export a report to HTML to provide web-based options for flexible sharing
• Jump to folder in File System Explorer – Quickly navigate to the containing folder of a file when searching by keyword in a File System
• New and updated artifacts – Updates and additions to our artifact and cloud service support help you include the latest evidence sources in your investigations.

You can upgrade within Axiom or over at the Customer Portal. If you’re looking to try Axiom, you can request a free trial here.

Artifact reference in Portable Case

There have been a number of recent improvements to Portable Case, most notably the addition of Mobile View. Mobile View gives your stakeholders the ability to quickly and easily navigate gigabytes of data with the same ease and familiarity as scrolling on their own phone. But stakeholders often need added context into the potential significance of artifacts.

To help ensure your stakeholders have that context, we are now including a PDF of the artifact reference in Portable Case exports.  The artifact reference guide provides important information on the artifacts Axiom can retrieve, detailing the attributes that these artifacts contain to help stakeholders understand how these data points can be used to tell the story of what happened.

If your stakeholders aren’t yet using Portable Case, we also offer free training that they can take advantage of at their own pace.

Exhibit Builder updates

Available as part of our Premier Axiom license, Exhibit Builder gives you the ability to combine forensic data from Axiom case files and all other external data sources using versatile word processing tools to quickly build comprehensive reports for a range of audiences.

In this release, we’ve added the option to export your reports in either an HTML or PDF format. The new HMTL format provides a flexible sharing option that can be reviewed in any standard web browser. We have also added a new option to view extended artifact details, selecting the ‘View all artifact information’ option in the Artifact.

To see Exhibit Builder in action, or to read more about how you can use Exhibit Builder to enhance your reporting workflow, check out our blog: Elevate your digital forensics reports with Magnet Exhibit Builder.

Jump to a folder in File System Explorer

Whether you are taking a deep dive into the file system or verifying and validating findings, the File System Explorer in Axiom allows you to drill down through the file system tree of your evidence source, just like you can by using the File Explorer on your own computer. With this release, we have added the ability to navigate to the parent folder for files that have been identified using keyword searches to further help you review and zero in on a specific file and potentially related evidence.

New and updated artifacts 

We have added new and updated artifacts to help keep your investigations current with the latest apps and data sources.

A notable addition to Axiom 8.4 is support for Input Method Editor (IME), which allow users to input text in a language that can’t be represented easily on a standard QWERTY keyboard. The added support for IME suggestions helps you accurately recover what was input and suggested on a device in a range of languages that use characters beyond the Latin alphabet.

New Artifacts

• Discord Local Storage (Computer)
• Input Method Editor (iOS, MacOS)
• Linux Logs – auditd Redhat and Ubuntu (Linux)
• System Logs (Linux)
• Samsung Customization Service Motion and Location Logs (Android)
• SMS/MMS/iMessage – nicknames (iOS)
• WhatsApp Calls (iOS, Android)
• Session Messages (iOS)

Updated Artifacts

• Android Messages (Android)
• Facebook Messenger End-to-End Encrypted Chat Attachments (Android)
• Facebook Warrant Returns (Cloud)
• Account Actions
  • Friend Requests
  • Friends
  • Messenger Messages
  • Wallpost
• KakaoTalk (Android, iOS)
• LINE (Android)
• Windows Event Log (Computer)
• SMS/MMS/iMessage (iOS)
• Slack (iOS)
• TeleGuard Messages (Android)
• WhatsApp (iOS)

Get Magnet Axiom 8.4 today! 

If you’re already using Axiom, download Axiom 8.4 at the Customer Portal. To try Magnet Axiom for yourself, request a free trial today! 

If your agency needs to perform remote collections, collect from cloud storage services, or Microsoft Office 365, check out what’s new in Axiom Cyber here.