Author: Chris Ciligot

Underfunded and overlooked: Why your DFIR team deserves a seat at the table  

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While digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) professionals play a crucial role in modern organizations, their contributions sometimes go unnoticed or underappreciated by leadership. DFIR experts support a wide range of investigations, including incident response, internal investigations, and eDiscovery. Without them, organizations risk increased damage and risk due to cyber-attacks, regulatory scrutiny, and legal liabilities. … Continued

Magnet Witness 1.8: Wyze support, multi-stream file formats, and improving review 

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As Magnet Witness continues to evolve as a leading digital forensics video tool, we’ve introduced new functionality to improve the video review experience. Version 1.8 introduces layouts, single tab preview, and autoplay functionality. We’ve also added support for additional file formats, including some multi-stream formats, new filesystems, and a cloud-based camera system.   Wyze camera support  … Continued

Reducing enterprise costs with SaaS-based digital forensics solutions 

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Data breaches, malware infections, ransomware, unauthorized access to critical systems, and similar incidents against organizations have surged dramatically in recent years. The increasing volume and complexity of these cyberattacks have made digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) a mission-critical function for modern enterprises. Organizations must be prepared to quickly detect, investigate, and respond to security … Continued

Easily share evidence from MSAB and Cellebrite with Magnet Review 

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Digital investigations often involve evidence generated by different tools in the lab, and in different formats, which can complicate evidence review.   Magnet Review enables you to share digital evidence from a variety of sources and tools, so your teams can access all their evidence together in one location, simplifying the review process from the lab … Continued

The importance of preservation for iOS devices 

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To say the mobile landscape evolves quickly is an understatement. With frequently updated operating systems and new security features to contend with, the window of opportunity for digital examiners to collect mobile data is constantly shrinking.  Longstanding device seizure processes and best practices simply aren’t enough to protect mobile extractions anymore. With the need to … Continued

Meet the Magnet Forensics Training Team: Jay Murphy

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Our Training team continues to grow, and we wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to our newest Forensic Trainer: Jay Murphy. Jay is based in the United Kingdom, where he worked as an examiner in the public and private sectors as well as in academia as a Senior Lecturer on digital forensics and … Continued

Magnet Witness 1.7 unlocks investigative leads with audio support and performance improvements

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In the latest release of Magnet Witness, we’ve introduced audio playback support as well as improved performance to help you review and access your video evidence in the most streamlined way possible. Version 1.7 includes the following features and improvements: Audio playback support Magnet Witness has made its first foray into supporting audio playback. This … Continued

Meet the Magnet Forensics Training Team: David Hammersley

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Our Training team is growing so we’re continuing our “Meet the Forensic Trainer” series with an introduction to David Hammersley. David is based in the United Kingdom, where he worked as a detective in on various crime tasks forces, focusing on cryptocurrency recovery & blockchain investigations where he developed in-house training for his agency. Read … Continued

The challenge of authenticating media in the age of AI-generated CSAM

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The rise of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has dramatically complicated the job of law enforcement officers. AI-generated CSAM can be hyper-realistic, making it increasingly difficult to identify and classify with traditional detection methods. This evolving threat raises significant legal, ethical, and technological concerns, requiring agencies to adapt quickly. These drastic improvements in AI … Continued

Magnet User Summit 2025: Driving innovation for our customers 

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The tenth year of Magnet User Summit set a new bar!  Between fascinating keynote presentations, informative talks, and extremely helpful hands-on labs, Magnet User Summit had something for everyone—including exciting new tracks specially designed for investigators and prosecutors. It was definitely a special chance to learn more about DFIR & Magnet Forensics products and truly … Continued