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Introducing Magnet One: Redefining the pursuit of justice

At Magnet Forensics, we're thrilled to announce Magnet One, the digital forensics platform that aims to redefine the pursuit of justice.

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2024 State of enterprise DFIR report

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Magnet Forensics is proud to be named a Leader for Worldwide Digital Forensics in Public Safety

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Quickly uncover the history of your case with Magnet Review’s Timeline View

Magnet Review empowers your investigative team members—both inside and outside your organization—to securely collaborate and review digital evidence from any of your data sources anywhere in the world.   When working

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10 reasons you should be using cloud-based forensics solutions

The digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) landscape is in the middle of a revolution, thanks to the adoption of cloud-based forensic solutions. Some of the transformative benefits of cloud-based

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That one artifact: Metadata’s role in a complex child exploitation case

In this series, Chad Gish, CID/SISU Detective, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department will delve into some noteworthy cases in his 26-year career, focusing on investigations that were either completely solved or

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Magnet Griffeye 24.5 and Project VIC GID now available

Magnet Forensics is excited to announce the release of version 24.5 of the Magnet Griffeye suite! This update brings key enhancements to the Griffeye Intelligence Database (GID) in Griffeye Operations

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Meet compliance needs with category extractions in Magnet Verakey

Efficiency, accuracy, and protecting data privacy is critical when performing mobile investigations. For forensic examiners, the ability to filter through massive datasets and extract only what is relevant to a

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ShimCache vs AmCache: Key Windows Forensic Artifacts

In digital forensics, Windows operating systems leave behind a wealth of forensic artifacts that can be invaluable in investigations. Among the key artifacts are ShimCache (Application Compatibility Cache) and AmCache

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Making Magnet Copilot’s AI capabilities available offline

Across almost every industry and application, advances in AI have been prompting changes that can have major effects on digital forensic examinations. While the rapid development and availability of AI

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Magnet Axiom 8.6: Magnet Copilot offline AI capabilities and more

Magnet Axiom 8.6 introduces a new offline version of the early access to Magnet Copilot’s AI capabilities, helping you easily recognize potentially relevant data in your cases and determine the

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Magnet Axiom Cyber 8.6: Linux support for MITRE ATT&CK framework integration, Comae memory analysis improvements, and offline access to Magnet Copilot

The latest release of Magnet Axiom Cyber introduces several improvements for examiners working on a variety of investigation types, from incident response to internal investigations.   Magnet Axiom Cyber 8.6

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New certification available for Magnet Griffeye users: MCGF 

When your word can make or break a case, your credibility is vital. Without a way to demonstrate your mastery of digital forensics, it can be harder to defend your

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The importance of PowerShell logs in digital forensics 

PowerShell is a powerful tool within Windows systems, widely used for administrative tasks, automation, and scripting. Unfortunately, due to its powerful scripting capabilities and default presence on Windows machines, it

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5 iOS forensics evidence sources to capture before they expire

Time is always critical when dealing with criminal investigations, but did you know that some iOS forensics evidence will be lost entirely if it isn’t extracted within a certain window

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Unraveling the clues: RDP artifacts in incident response 

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a powerful tool for remote administration, but it can also be a gateway for attackers seeking unauthorized access. For digital forensics professionals, RDP artifacts are

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Investigating data exfiltration: key digital artifacts across Windows, Linux, and macOS

Data exfiltration—the unauthorized transfer of data from a system—can result in severe damage to organizations, making it critical for forensic investigators to identify key digital artifacts that reveal how, when,

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Real-time hash matching against NCMEC: Now in Magnet Griffeye products 

About a year ago, we announced our partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)—the largest and most influential child protection organization in the U.S. Over the

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Save your spot for Magnet User Summit 2025 in Nashville! 

Join us for the DFIR event of the year. This is your chance to get hands-on training and hear about the newest innovations from Magnet Forensics

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Uncovering insider threats with remote endpoint forensics: a case study 

Discover how remote endpoint forensics tools like Magnet Nexus and Axiom Cyber helped detect and investigate an insider threat involving IP theft.

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How Magnet Forensics is helping non-profits in the protection of children 

Unlock the truth. Protect the innocent. That’s the mission that drives Magnet Forensics day in and day out.

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7 essential Linux forensics artifacts every investigator should know

As part of our support of Linux artifacts, we’ve focused on some foundational OS artifacts that will help move your investigations along.

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7 essential artifacts for macOS forensics

In the realm of digital forensics, mac forensics (the investigation of macOS systems) present a unique landscape filled with crucial artifacts that can provide deep insights into user activities, system

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Magnet Griffeye 24.4 and T3K.AI CORE now available! 

Version 24.4 of the Magnet Griffeye suite of products is here! This release brings enhancements to Video Signature Matching (VSM) and support for Linux on Processing Nodes. Additionally, T3K.AI CORE

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A look into iOS 18’s changes

It’s September! For me, that means the weather is starting to cool off, my favorite sports are in full swing, and Apple is releasing a new version of their iOS

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Looking back on the Magnet Forensics Open House 

In this blog post, Jamey Tubbs, Director of Training Operations, shares a firsthand account of the recent grand opening of Magnet Forensics’ new space in Tysons Corner, Virginia—a free event

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Preserve now, process later: Safeguarding sensitive cloud data for HR investigations and eDiscovery

Handling cloud data effectively and securely has become a critical priority for organizations managing human resource investigations, potential litigation, and other sensitive matters. That’s because much of today’s business-critical data

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Upcoming Webinars on November 13

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Give your lab an investigative edge with Magnet One

Digital forensics investigations have become a pressure cooker for forensics lab staff.

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Upcoming Webinars on November 13

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Ep. 4 // Return of the AI: A new hope (or a new threat)

Join Magnet’s Doug Metz, Senior Security Forensics Specialist, and Joe Pochron, Managing Director of Nardello & Co.’s Digital Investigations & Cyber Risk practice, for an in-depth discussion on the impacts of

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Upcoming Webinars on November 20

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Accelerating digital investigations with cloud technology

Growing digital data volumes are driving the need for more sophisticated software solutions and infrastructure to support digital investigations. Leveraging cloud technology can help your agency to quickly adapt, enabling

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Upcoming Webinars on November 27

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Ep. 23 // Following the Money | Tracking Mobile Payment Artifacts

With iOS and Android both having tap-to-pay payment functionality built in, it’s opened up a great opportunity for tracking where and how they’re using this feature.

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The emerging role of AI in digital forensics

Across the board, we are seeing a wave of AI tools and capabilities coming into software applications and services. With the increase in accessibility of AI technology comes a potential

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Admitting visual evidence in the age of AI

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, new digital threats are on the rise, presenting unique challenges for attorneys introducing visual evidence in court.  Join a former prosecutor and digital

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AI-powered media investigation in Magnet Griffeye: Get to the vital evidence faster

Join us for this webinar to explore how Magnet Griffeye's AI-powered tools can help you quickly identify vital evidence in previously unseen media, prioritize your efforts, and focus on the

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Ep. 22 // Eyes on Eighteen

This episode of Mobile Unpacked will explore the new features Apple has added within iOS 18 as well as how those features change some artifacts that you know and love.

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Revolutionizing digital forensics with Magnet One

The exponential growth of digital evidence is a well-known struggle for agencies worldwide. The entire agency feels the strain,

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Ep. 21 // Investigating the Intents – Better understanding “AppIntents” and their purpose

With Android and iOS constantly providing deeper metrics on user functions and activities, one that has gained a lot of popularity

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Banish your mobile device backlogs and bottlenecks with Magnet Graykey Fastrak and Magnet Automate

The volume of mobile devices that need to be extracted and processed for criminal investigations today present a persistent and increasing challenge for digital forensics labs.

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Magnet Forensics Grant Assistance Program

Join Magnet Forensics Grant Assistance Program to bolster your agency’s digital forensic capabilities. Our team provides comprehensive grant writing and research support, helping US law enforcement agencies navigate the complex

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Digital forensics in the cloud: mastering ESI collection in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace​

In the era of cloud computing, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace have emerged as dominant platforms for electronic communication and collaboration. As businesses worldwide rely on these platforms, understanding and

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Ep. 3 // Bridging the Gap: Integrating MITRE ATT&CK with Magnet Axiom Cyber

The MITRE ATT&CK framework has been integrated into Magnet Axiom Cyber to help analysts better detect and understand cyber threats.

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Introduction to Magnet Axiom Cyber

As the complexity and volume of data in digital investigations continues to rise, and accessing remote endpoints remains a challenge, it's never been more important to streamline and simplify your

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Ep. 20 // Focusing in on Apps In Focus: Exploring the artifacts that tell us what the user was looking at on their device

With both iOS and Android capturing amazing details on what applications are considered “In Focus” over time.

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Mobile workflows with Magnet Forensics solutions

Mobile devices have become engrained in our daily lives, so when someone commits a crime, mobile data is almost always a critical source of evidence.

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Leveraging Axiom Cyber to accelerate corporate investigations

Join us for a webinar focused on how you can use Axiom Cyber for your corporate investigations, including employee misconduct and harassment cases.

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Dancing between eDisco and DFIR

eDiscovery and digital forensics are often separated into two realms in the DFIR world, however, they often work hand in hand. 

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On Demand Webinars

Introduction to Magnet Griffeye Enterprise

Gain an overview of the key advantages of Griffeye Enterprise, empowering large agencies and organizations to seamlessly collaborate and enhance ongoing investigations. Acting as a dynamic repository, Griffeye Enterprise facilitates

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Critical mobile insights for drug enforcement and violent crime prevention

This guide outlines how mobile data such as communications, geolocation data, financial transactions, and browsing history can be used in identifying drug dealers, building strong cases for prosecution, and ultimately

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Essential mobile data for violent crime and homicide investigations

this guide details how key mobile data categories such as communications, location data, and browsing history can be accessed and examined to determine a suspect’s guilt or innocence and contribute

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Unlock mobile insights for traffic collision investigations

This guide details the key mobile data categories and how they can be used to help you reconstruct the digital events leading up to a crash to help determine when

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Navigating digital investigation challenges: practical solutions for private sector DFIR leaders

Technology is constantly evolving, however, three macro trends have remained consistent over the past few years.

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Crucial artifacts for investigations

Magnet Forensics has long pushed the artifact-first approach forward.

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Securely collaborate on digital investigations with Magnet Review

Keeping pace with demand for digital investigations requires that digital evidence be extracted, processed, analyzed, and reviewed quickly. Unfortunately, traditional approaches can be fundamentally at odds with this need for

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Creating a Break Room to Support the Mental Health of Your CSA Investigators

This booklet is primarily designed for supervisors and managers, providing guidance on implementing strategies that promote resilience and protect the wellbeing of staff.

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Protecting your Mental Health as a CSA Investigator

This booklet supports investigators handling child sexual abuse cases, offering research, strategies, and guidance for protecting your mental health during these investigations.

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Approaching DFIR differently with a unified platform

Digital forensics is rapidly evolving as advances in technology push boundaries each year.

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Magnet Griffeye User Wellbeing Features

In this guide, you’ll discover several platform features designed to minimize exposure to sensitive material, enabling investigators to solve cases more efficiently and hopefully stay in the fight longer.

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Magnet Forensics SaaS products security brief

We take the security and privacy of your data seriously. We work diligently to ensure that we’ve implemented and maintained proper security processes, standards, and procedures at all levels of

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2024 State of enterprise DFIR report

Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of almost 400 corporate DFIR professionals, the fourth annual State of Enterprise Digital Forensics and Incident Response report examines the evolving contributions and experiences of

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Compare Magnet Witness and DVR Examiner

Magnet WITNESS is the evolution of DVR Examiner.

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Accelerate your digital forensic workflow with Cloud technology

Digital evidence is growing at an alarming rate, and staying up-to-date with the latest technology is increasingly challenging for investgators.

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Finish Investigations Faster with Magnet Automate

Public safety organizations are under enormous pressure to conduct fast and thorough investigations. Keeping pace with demand — and addressing case backlogs — requires efficient execution of digital evidence workflows

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Buyer’s guide for digital forensics workflow automation solutions

The purpose of this guide is to provide you with knowledge, insights, and tools to help you assess and evaluate current forensics automation solutions in the market.

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Best practices for digital forensics workflow orchestration & automation

Learn about actionable insights to increase lab efficiency with workflow automation.

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DFIR tools: Key considerations & best practices

Facing growing demands from stakeholders both inside and outside the organization (e.g., regulators, insurance carriers, customers, etc.), enterprises are increasingly dependent on in-house and third-party DFIR professionals to locate, extract,

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2023 State of Enterprise Digital Forensics and Incident Response

The third annual State of Enterprise Digital Forensics and Incident Response report provides intelligence tailored to the needs and planning horizons of enterprise DFIR decision-makers — particularly those involved with

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Complement your SOAR by automatically collecting, processing, & preserving forensic evidence

Unlike SOAR solutions for security operations, Magnet AUTOMATE Enterprise is purpose-built for digital forensics use cases, orchestrating and automating workflows and employing an integrated Magnet AXIOM engine to increase the

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Modernización de los flujos de trabajo de la investigación forense con Magnet AUTOMATE Enterprise 

Las amenazas a la ciberseguridad son cada vez más frecuentes y complejas. Mejorar la velocidad y la escala con que los equipos de investigación forense digital y respuesta ante incidentes

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Modernizing forensic workflows with Magnet Automate

Cybersecurity threats are increasing in frequency and complexity. Improving the speed and scale that enterprise digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) teams investigate and respond to incidents is vital to

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Identify Insider Fraud with Digital Forensics

In this report, we examine best practices for identifying internal fraud and how organizations can protect themselves from significant losses with the right tools for mitigation and investigation.

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Employee misconduct: The great threat – How to keep your business safe and productive

All businesses' greatest asset is their greatest weakness: their staff. When things go wrong due to team member behaviour – either deliberately or by accident – it’s vital to learn

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How MNPD solves cases faster with simultaneous extraction and connected review

Learn how the Metro Nashville Police Department added Magnet Graykey Fastrak and Magnet Review to their workflow to scale up their mobile extraction capabilities

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Global energy leader closes more cases with reliable remote data collection

Learn how Jamie Stokes uses Magnet AXIOM Cyber to simplify data collection and analysis across dispersed endpoints in climate and energy solutions.

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How Aperture accelerated client results, grew business by 25% with Magnet Forensics

Explore the practical challenges of mobile digital forensics with Shanon Burgess and his team at Aperture, as they tackle delays in investigating distracted driving cases.

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How SLED helped solve the Murdaugh double homicide with key digital evidence

Read about Magnet Graykey and Axiom's important role in gathering data and constructing a timeline of events in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigations, including the high-profile Murdaugh

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Using integrated workflows of Magnet Forensics solutions to increase mobile output

Learn how the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office uses Magnet Forensics solutions to work more efficiently and accelerate their mobile investigations, leveraging the integration between Magnet GRAYKEY and AXIOM and collaborating

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Using Magnet Graykey Fastrak to overcome a persistent backlog and get to every case

Learn how Chris DeCarlo and his team use GRAYKEY Fastrak to scale up their mobile extractions and provide timely evidence for investigating every case.

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How Rochester Police use Magnet Graykey to access key mobile evidence

Read how the Rochester Police Department used Magnet GRAYKEY to gain access to a suspect’s phone and secure the key evidence needed to close a brutal homicide case. "Since we

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Using Magnet Forensics solution for quick and complete mobile investigations

Learn how the Boulder County Digital Forensics lab uses Magnet GRAYKEY and AXIOM to streamline every stage of their mobile investigations, from access to analysis and collaboration with investigators and

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Accelerating justice and boosting wellness with the Magnet Digital Investigation Suite

How a Southeast Asian country digital forensics team boosts examiner health and retention while delivering evidence to investigators in half the time with an innovative suite of digital investigation products.

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How Envista Forensics extracts more data and streamlines digital investigation for timely, confident service to clients

Looking to streamline mobile investigations? Envista Forensics Technical Lead Jake Green explains how his team extracts more data, analyzes it faster, and delivers insights to clients–all in one place–with Magnet

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Magnet Forensics Training & Certification: Helping an agent relieve stress and bolster his reputation

In this case study, we share the story of Matthew Wingenbach, Special Agent, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and his pursuit of keeping up with evolving technologies in investigating

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How Portland Police Made collaboration fast and easy for its investigative team to retrace the homicide by ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ author 

Learn how Portland Police uncovered critical evidence with Magnet AXIOM to help bring Nancy Crampton Brophy to justice.

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Using Magnet Axiom Cyber to unravel complex business email compromise attacks 

Many companies have experienced a drastic increase in business email compromise (BEC) attacks, surpassing ransomware as the most prevalent cybersecurity concern. And BEC attacks have grown exponentially more complex, with

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How Nashville Metro Police Eliminated Their Mobile Device Backlog and Accelerated Justice with Magnet Automate

Learn how Nashville Metro Police demolished their mobile device backlog and accelerated justice with Magnet AUTOMATE.

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Greater Manchester Police completes digital investigations 9.5 hours faster with Magnet Automate

Like most law enforcement agencies around the world, the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has seen an incredible increase in the volume of digital evidence year-over-year – almost all of their

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Solved: Pedestrian-Involved Vehicle Collisions 

Discover how the St. Joseph County Cyber Crimes Unit used Magnet GRAYKEY to access and extract evidence that helped them solve a pedestrian-involved vehicle collision.

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Solved: Serial Auto Theft Crimes

Discover how the St. Joseph County Cyber Crimes Unit used GrayKey to access and extract evidence that helped them solve a series of auto theft crimes.

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How Greensboro Police get criminals off streets faster with digital forensic tools

With an ever-growing volume of incoming devices, the time to examine these devices is becoming more limited. It can be challenging to optimize collection while gathering enough evidence for prosecution

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Multi-Victim CSAM Case Solved

To combat a Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) case, an agency turned to Magnet GRAYKEY to process multiple smartphones. This case study details the events of their investigation and how

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Using Magnet Nexus to accelerate breach response cases 

Learn how CYBIR, a cybersecurity, digital forensics & incident response consulting firm serving clients across the United States, uses Magnet Nexus in breach response cases to quickly triage endpoints and

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Recovering Video From a Waterlogged DVR

This case study features William Stumme, Senior Forensic Examiner of Surefire Cyber. On May 27, 2018, in Ellicott City, Maryland, flash flooding caused damage to businesses on the historic main

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Modern digital forensics tools: how new tools cut through the noise to find evidence

Magnet AXIOM is one of Detective Chad Gish’s go-to-tools and it’s part of what allows him to create the story of what has happened based on the data collected from

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Magnet Axiom Cyber review from DFIR Training: Some (Awesome) personal observations

Noted DFIR expert Brett Shavers provides an in-depth review of Magnet Axiom Cyber and how it can be useful in enterprise investigations. In this review, Brett reflects on his history

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Making the Case from a Fire Damaged DVR

This case study comes from James Cadden of East Lansdowne Police. In early February of 2018, a suspected arson fire destroyed a 40-year-old family business. The fire damaged the DVR

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DFIRL Season 2 Episode 2: Retracing Steps: How She Murdered Her Husband

On this episode of Digital Forensics in Real Life Aaron Sparling, a veteran of the Portland Police Bureau, discusses his work on the 2018 murder case of Daniel Brophy. Daniel

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DFIRL Season 2 Episode 1 Live: The Sextortion Case of Daniel Harris

Today's guest for the Digital Forensics in Real Life Podcast is Jim Cole, a retired Supervisory Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). He shared the case of Daniel Harris—a

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DFIRL Episode 10 The eBay Swindler

In episode 10 of Digital Forensics in Real Life podcast, Keith Swanson will discuss a fraud case, with tens of thousands of victims and millions of dollars in damages from a criminal

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DFIRL Episode 9 Mens Rea: The Murder of Dorothy Hall

In episode 9 of Digital Forensics in Real Life podcast, Larry McClain will discuss his work on the murder of Dorothy Hall by her ex-boyfriend, Terry Culberson. This story demonstrates one of

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DFIRL Episode 08: The Case of Baby Eloise

In episode 8 of Digital Forensics in Real Life podcast, we will be talking about the case of baby Eloise.

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DFIRL Episode 07: Toxic Relationship – The Murder of Mary Yoder (Part 2)

Part 2 of our two-part episode, the murder of Mary Yoder. Yoder was a chiropractor in Buffalo N.Y. who was poisoned by Colchicine, and our guest — Tony Martino —

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DFIRL Episode 06: Toxic Relationship – The Murder of Mary Yoder (Part 1)

Episode 06 of Digital Forensics in Real Life is part one of a two-part episode, with a case that involved so many truckloads of evidence we couldn’t pack it all

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DFIRL Episode 05: A Missing Person in the Digital Age

In episode 05 of Digital Forensics In Real Life (DFIRL) podcast we bring you Bill Odom, Co-Founder of Orbital Data Consulting, speaking about a missing person in the digital age.

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DFIRL Episode 04: Abuse of Trust

In episode 04 of Digital Forensics In Real Life (DFIRL) podcast we’ll be talking to Mitch Kajzer. Mitch has been in law enforcement since 1989, and been a cybercrime investigator

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DFIRL Episode 03: Murder of Laramie Cline

Episode 03 of Digital Forensics In Real Life Podcast Doug Estes tells the story of how digital evidence can determine jurisdiction

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Introduction to Digital Forensics in Real Life (DFIRL) Podcast

Hear stories from investigators, examiners, and prosecutors as they show how digital forensics played a pivotal role in solving their cases.

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DFIRL Episode 02: Digital Footprints

Detective Chad Gish uses digital evidence to uncover a case in this episode of Digital Forensics In Real Life (DFIRL) podcast.

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DFIRL Episode 01: Murder in St. Louis

This episode of Digital Forensics In Real Life Podcast Detective Larry McClain tells the story of how digital evidence uncovered the truth in his case.

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Cache Up Ep.53 Kevin Pagano

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.52 Adam Belsher

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.51 Alyssa Miller

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.50 Special 50th Episode

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.49 Jad Saliba & Geoff MacGillivray

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.48 Madi Brumbelow

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.47 Steve Watson

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.46 Aury M. Curbelo Ruiz

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.45 Matt Mitchell

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.44 Brian Hussey

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Cache Up Ep.43 Ali Hadi

A weekly live conversation with DFIR experts around the world, Cache Up is an opportunity for host Jessica Hyde (Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics) to get to know more

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Introducing Magnet Automate Essentials

Magnet Automate Essentials provides you with everything you need to build automated workflows across your entire DFIR toolkit to help you complete your digital investigations faster, easier, and more reliably.

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Exploring the New User Interface Features in Review 5.0

Magnet Review was designed to make it fast and easy for users to uncover the data they need. Review includes several options to help reviewers considerably reduce their time to

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Getting Started With Magnet AXIOM Cyber

This getting started with Magnet AXIOM Cyber playlist has been developed to help you quickly get up to speed on the basics with Magnet AXIOM Cyber. In this series of

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Using Keyword Lists in Magnet OUTRIDER

You can load custom keywords, regular expressions, or NCMEC report data in Magnet OUTRIDER.

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Letting Connections in Magnet AXIOM Work for You

Whether you’re a new or a long-time user of Magnet AXIOM, we want to make sure you know about some of the advanced functionality that AXIOM has to offer to

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Using AXIOM Cloud for Uber Acquisitions

The ongoing trend for many application services is transitioning to storing user data in the cloud, rather than on the user’s physical device. This cloud data can be vital to

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Analyzing Timestamps in Google Search URLs

Google Search URLs have always been a gold mine of information to forensic examiners. Not only can you get a lot of detail on the search itself but there’s a

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Magnet AXIOM Cyber – Corporate Harassment Case

Watch as Forensic Consultant, Trey Amick, walks through a corporate harassment investigation utilizing the new Microsoft Teams feature in Magnet AXIOM Cyber. https://youtu.be/8hoLpT5pMjM

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Magnet AXIOM Cyber – Corporate Fraud Investigation

Join Forensic Consultant, Tarah Melton, as she walks through how to use Magnet AXIOM Cyber in a corporate fraud investigation. https://youtu.be/ZTIAKq_fyGo

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Magnet AXIOM Cyber – Intellectual Property Theft Investigation

Join Forensic Consultant, Tarah Melton, as she walks through how Magnet AXIOM Cyber allows for remote collection of data within your enterprise, and how that can be used in an

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Magnet AXIOM Cyber – Incident Response Investigation

Watch as Forensic Consultant, Tarah Melton, walks through how the new features of Magnet AXIOM Cyber can be used to help in your Incident Response Investigation. https://youtu.be/sDw18h03xI8

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Magnet AXIOM Cyber – Investigate Amazon S3 Buckets

Forensic Consultant, Trey Amick, walks us through the collection and investigation of AWS S3 Bucket using Magnet AXIOM Cyber. https://youtu.be/S7puMB4eRWk

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Magnet AXIOM Cyber – Remote Acquisition

AXIOM Cyber has the ability to complete remote endpoint collections from cloud services like AWS S3 Buckets, and EC2 Instances. Watch as Forensic Consultant, Trey Amick, walks through how to

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Exploring the New Rebuilt Desktop Artifact in Magnet AXIOM

As a part of the AXIOM 3.9 release, we’ve added a new Windows 10 artifact for examiners wanting to quickly visualize what a user’s desktop looked like at the time

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Following the AirDrop Breadcrumbs with AXIOM

With the recent releases of both AXIOM 3.8 and 3.9, we’ve added additional Mac support to parse the unified log for entries surrounding the use of AirDrop. You can review

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Using Magnet AXIOM to Get Data From Wickr Me

I’m thrilled to announce that with Magnet AXIOM 3.7, we will be supporting the latest version of Wickr Me on iOS for extractions that include the iOS Keychain — something

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Using Magnet AXIOM on Devices Running Up to iOS 13

iOS 13 was recently released, along with a new set of iOS devices to go along with it. There are several things to consider with iOS 13 and how to

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AXIOM at Work: Windows USB Investigations

AXIOM at Work is a video series highlighting specific instances where Magnet AXIOM can be beneficial in your corporate investigations. In this installment, Tarah Melton, Forensics Consultant, talks about what

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AXIOM at Work: Building a Gold Build Hash-Set for Use in Magnet AXIOM

Throughout the years, the amount of data investigators are required to examine has dramatically increased, with the rise of cheaper storage, more devices operated by individuals, and high demands on

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AXIOM at Work: Magnet.AI in Harassment Investigations

More in this Series AXIOM at Work: Mac USB Investigations AXIOM at Work: Malware Investigations AXIOM at Work: Connections for Data Exfiltration Cases AXIOM at Work: Timeline Explorer for IP

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AXIOM at Work: Magnet.AI in Insider Threat Investigations

AXIOM at Work is a video series highlighting specific instances where Magnet AXIOM can be beneficial in your corporate investigations. In this installment, Tarah Melton, Forensics Consultant, provides an overview

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AXIOM at Work: Timeline Explorer for IP Theft

AXIOM at Work is a video series highlighting specific instances where Magnet AXIOM can be beneficial in your corporate investigations. Here, Tarah Melton, Forensic Consultant, shows you how AXIOM can

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AXIOM at Work: Connections for Data Exfiltration Cases

AXIOM at Work is a video series highlighting specific instances where Magnet AXIOM can be beneficial in your corporate investigations. In this installment, Trey Amick, Forensics Consultant, talks about how

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AXIOM at Work: Malware Investigations

AXIOM at Work is a video series highlighting specific instances where Magnet AXIOM can be beneficial in your corporate investigations. In this two part series we'll look at key features

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Mobile Minute Episode 3: How to use the advanced options of Mobile View in Magnet Axiom 

This video will walk users of Axiom through advanced features relating to the Mobile View function. These features allow an examiner to customize the workflow of using Mobile View for

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Mobile Minute Episode 2: How to help your stakeholders use Mobile View in Portable Cases

This video walks users how to generate mobile view within portable cases and how that data will be represented to end-line stakeholders for review. It also includes information on how

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Mobile Minute Episode 1: Intro to Mobile View

This video covers an introduction and basics to the Mobile View feature of Axiom. Learn more about mobile forensics here.

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Axiom Cyber signed agent deployment with Jamf Pro

To ensure you can easily and reliably collect from remote Mac endpoints, we have updated Magnet AXIOM Cyber’s Mac agent and had the new agent signed by Apple.

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How to set up an automated end-to-end iOS workflow with Graykey and Magnet Automate

Learn how to set up an automated workflow for extracting iOS devices with GrayKey and Magnet AUTOMATE.

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Getting started with Magnet Response

In this video, we introduce Magnet Response, a new free tool from Magnet Forensics that is designed to let investigators and non-technical users easily collect and preserve critical data relevant

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Introducing the Hash Sets Manager Free Tool in Magnet Axiom

Join Christopher Cone, Forensic Consultant, for a walkthrough of the MAGNET Hash Set Manager Free Tool in Magnet Axiom. 

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Magnet Review overview

In this video, Trey Amick, Manager of Forensic Consultants, will take you through some of the key benefits and capabilities of Magnet Review including essential review capabilities such as search,

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Magnet Outrider overview

Follow Trey Amick, Manager of Forensic Consultants, as he gives an overview of Magnet Outrider, including new features introduced in v2.0. Outrider is a triage tool that quickly finds CSAM

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Magnet Outrider quick demo

Watch a triage scan using Magnet Outrider in real-time to see just how fast and simple it is to scan 5 TB of data, or almost 700K files.  In this

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The Magnet Team shares a few comments from our customers

With Magnet Forensics’ Forensic 4:cast Award nominations in the DFIR Team of the Year and DFIR Commercial Tool of the Year categories, we wanted to take a moment to have

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Collecting WhatsApp Data with Magnet AXIOM

WhatsApp continues to be one of the most popular messaging platforms in the world. With Magnet AXIOM 4.2, you can now acquire WhatsApp data from mobile devices that are unlocked

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Zoom Artifact Support in Magnet AXIOM

Recently added into Magnet AXIOM was the support of Zoom application artifacts, which in recent times has become an extremely popular way for us to connect and communicate in the

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Magnet AXIOM 4.2 Now Available with Support for AFF4, Skype Warrant Returns, WhatsApp, and More!

Magnet AXIOM 4.2 brings AFF4 support, the ability to ingest Skype Warrant Returns, and new WhatsApp data collection options, along with customized Targeted Locations and support for Office 365 Unified

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Explore the Magnet Virtual Instructor-Led Classroom

Watch the video to explore the Magnet Virtual Instructor-Led Classroom.

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Integrate Any Acquisition Tool in Magnet AUTOMATE 2.2 with Watch Folders

With Magnet AUTOMATE 2.2, you can integrate any acquisition tool, including those without a command line interface, into your automated workflows. This means more of your toolkit can be synced

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Acquiring and Analyzing Data from Lyft & Uber in Magnet AXIOM

In this video, Trey Amick, Forensic Consultant show you what kind of data you can get from popular ride-sharing apps Lyft and Uber and how you can analyze that data

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Magnet AXIOM 4.1 is Here to Help You Get to the Evidence Faster and With More Efficiency

We’re continuing to build on the significant progress of Magnet AXIOM 4.0 and Magnet AXIOM Cyber 4.0 with Magnet AXIOM 4.1 and Magnet AXIOM Cyber 4.1! Find out how AXIOM

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From the Training Team: Forensic Fundamentals (AX100)

Hear directly from Hoyt Harness, Forensic Trainer at Magnet Forensics, about why you should take our Forensic Fundamentals (AX100) course, what you can expect when you take it, and what

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From the Training Team: Magnet AXIOM Internet and Cloud Investigations (AX320)

Hear directly from Larry McClain, Forensic Trainer at Magnet Forensics, about why you should take our Magnet AXIOM Internet and Cloud Investigations (AX320) course, what you can expect when you

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From the Training Team: Magnet AXIOM Incident Response Examinations (AX310)

Hear directly from Hoyt Harness, Forensic Trainer at Magnet Forensics, about why you should take our Magnet AXIOM Incident Response Examinations (AX310) course, what you can expect when you take

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Find Similar Pictures in Magnet AXIOM 4.0

With Magnet AXIOM 4.0 we’ve added additional capabilities around Magnet.AI. Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) is a fantastic resource for investigators needing to find similar images, especially when working with multiple

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New Exporting and Reporting Features in Magnet AXIOM 4.0

Magnet AXIOM 4.0 introduces a totally revamped way to customize and streamline your reports and exports from AXIOM Examine! In AXIOM 4.0, we’ve totally overhauled the export functionality of our

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Remotely (& Covertly) Acquire Mac with Magnet AXIOM Cyber

If you have Mac endpoints in your environment and need to collect evidence over a network connection, AXIOM Cyber 4.0 is here to help! See our macOS remote acquisition capabilities

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