Magnet AXIOM 1.1.3 not only makes it easier for users to acquire and process images from mobile devices, but also brings improvements to reporting capabilities — making the experience an even smoother one for stakeholders to use the evidence presented to them in their investigations.
Find out more about what’s included in Magnet AXIOM 1.1.3.
– PLIST Viewer – Preview .plist files and analyze content for iOS apps and devices that don’t yet have native artifact support.
– iOS Processing & Analysis Improvements – A number of improvements have been made to the stability of iOS processing, and now show decoded iOS filesystems.
– Encrypted iOS Device Acquisition – iTunes backups of iOS devices can be a valuable source of data — particularly when they’ve been encrypted. Now, you can create an encrypted backup of an iOS device (with a password of your choosing) and decrypt it to get more information than from an unencrypted backup.
– Guided Mobile Acquisition Workflow – New to mobile device examinations? Examiners that don’t regularly perform mobile acquisitions will now have a helpful guide throughout the process to ensure they’re getting the best image possible.
– Improved Android Device Detection – Improvements in device drivers have increased the ability to detect Android devices in AXIOM Process.
– Displayed Available Space for Acquisition – See how much space is available for acquiring evidence and for your case folder path to ensure errors don’t occur during acquisition.
Reporting is a key part of an examiner’s workflow. With Magnet AXIOM 1.1.3, feedback has been taken directly from users to make a number of impactful changes to help improve the overall experience.
– Exclude Media/File Attachments in Reporting – Generate reports that keep illegal media, such as child pornography, files from being visible to stakeholders.
– Various Reporting Improvements – A variety of improvements have been made to the overall reporting process that will make reports easier for examiners and investigators to navigate and execute:
– An easier to understand HTML report structure
– The ability to organize HTML & PDF reports by tag and artifact category
– HTML reports can be organized by artifact category
– Detailed reports are now always selected by default
– Reports are now WYSIWYG for all columns/views
– A new UI indication is available for sent/received in chat thread previews and exports
Magnet AXIOM customers can get the latest version of Magnet AXIOM over in the Customer Portal today.
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