Author: Phil Froklage

Announcing Magnet GRAYKEY Fastrak – Scale Up Your Mobile Data Collection

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Mobile smartphones have become engrained in our daily lives, so when someone commits a crime, mobile data is almost always a critical source of evidence. Magnet GRAYKEY provides the ability to quickly extract encrypted or inaccessible data from mobile devices on locked iOS and leading Android devices. However, most criminal investigations typically include multiple mobile devices, and it takes time to access and extract the data from each device to determine what truly happened.

Responding at Scale with Magnet RESPONSE

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Magnet RESPONSE is a free tool that lets investigators and non-technical users easily collect and preserve critical data relevant to incident response investigations from local endpoints.  A pre-set collection profile enables you to target a comprehensive set of files and data relevant to incident response investigations, including RAM.  

Deep Dive on Portable Case Part 2

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In part one of our Portable Case series, we looked at the features and benefits of Portable Case. We highlighted the power of real-time collaboration with multiple stakeholders and having all the feedback collected in one place.

iOS 17 Forensics: Another Year, Another Byte of the Apple

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With another year gone by, it’s time for another version of iOS to hit the market to coincide with the release of the iPhone 15 series and Apple’s first inclusion of the USB-C port to its iPhone line. While the USB-C port is old-hat for macOS devices and even several years old for iPadOS devices, bringing it to Apple’s mainstream mobile device will certainly bring some changes for forensic professionals. Let’s take a look at both the changes and features of iOS 17 as well as some forensic impacts going forward!

Deep Dive on Portable Case Part 1

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One of the most essential parts of the forensic process is reporting what you find on a system. Often, the forensic examiner may only know part of the case. Not having the complete picture as a single examiner makes collaborating on findings essential to the reporting process. Magnet Forensics has built Portable Case, a feature of Magnet AXIOM and Magnet Cyber, to help foster that collaboration, make it more integrated, and allow that needed collaboration.