New Webinar! Forensic Examination of Privacy-Focused Mobile Chat Apps

On Dec. 14, Tayfun Uzun, Product Manager at Magnet Forensics, will lead a new webinar to help examiners work around the challenges of the most popular chat applications. Forensic Examination of Privacy-Focused Mobile Chat AppsWhen: Wednesday, December 14, 2016; 11

The Top Five New Features in Magnet AXIOM 1.0.8

File System Keyword Search, iTunes 10.1.1 Backup Decryption Torrent Artifact Support, and more The newest version of Magnet AXIOM has just been released. AXIOM 1.0.8 adds important new features for digital forensics examiners and investigators. We wanted to highlight some

A Deeper Look at Magnet AXIOM’s Improved Hashing

By Jamie McQuaid, Forensic Consultant at Magnet Forensics One of the most obvious benefits of Magnet AXIOM is the access to the entire file system, as well as the hundreds of artifact types that the Magnet Forensics parsing and carving

Magnet Forensics Launches New Training Curriculum and AXIOM Certification

The training team at Magnet Forensics has opened registration for a new AXIOM certification, and unveiled two new courses, launching in 2017: AXIOM Examinations and IEF Examinations. Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner (MCFE) – AXIOM Our newest MCFE certification is now

The Growth of Digital Evidence Backlogs and Making Them a Thing of the Past

By Adam Belsher, CEO Magnet Forensics A recent report by the United Kingdom’s police oversight body, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), highlights a key issue that law enforcement agencies across the globe are facing: there is an overwhelming amount

Improved Searching And Filtering In Magnet AXIOM

One feature enhancement in Magnet AXIOM that IEF users will appreciate is improvements in searching and filtering. In AXIOM, we’ve made searching and filtering almost instant. You can stack filters to help narrow your search criteria and swap out any

New Performance Enhancements in Magnet AXIOM Mean Faster Results

Processing Times Reduced Dramatically in AXIOM 1.0.6 By Jad Saliba, Founder and CTO at Magnet Forensics Last week, we released Magnet AXIOM version 1.0.6. This update included a number of features and fixes, but one of the main goals was

Why False Positives Are Important

By Jamie McQuaid Most forensic examiners are familiar with seeing false positives in their search or processing results. False positives will always be present in tools that conduct some form of data carving in their searching and/or processing. I often

Magnet AXIOM 1.0.5 Helps Forensics Professionals Wade Into IoT Waters

AXIOM 1.0.5 Update Includes Forensics Support for Nest, Amazon Echo, Fitbit, and OnStar Magnet Forensics has just released its latest updates for Magnet AXIOM and Magnet IEF and they include support for several Internet of Things (IoT) artifacts for Android

Taking The Mystery Out Of Marshmallow

Join Magnet Forensics for an Android Marshmallow forensics webinar on Sept. 27 Details: • Date and time: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 1000 a.m.• Duration: 1 hour• Registration: https://www.magnetforensics.com/mobile-forensics/taking-mystery-android-marshmallow-analysis/by Christopher Vance, Forensic Trainer at Magnet Forensics In the ever-growing world of

Q&A: Chuck Cobb, Magnet Forensics’ New VP Of Training

We all know the forensics industry needs to be credible and reliable to have its necessary impact in the courtroom. Magnet Forensics recently launched an expanded training program and its first certification – the Magnet Certified Forensic Examiner (MCFE). To

Tips For Analyzing Data With Magnet AXIOM’s Centralized Views

In this post we explore several views of the data that Magnet AXIOM offers examiners and investigators, and provide tips and tricks on how to get the most out of AXIOM’s Centralized Views. Depending on the type of data you’re

Magnet AXIOM Adds Forensic Support For Uber

Since its launch, Uber has become a popular alternative to taxi rides in many cities globally. As Uber is controlled through a mobile app, it only makes sense to add support for it in Magnet AXIOM and Magnet IEF. With