Regulatory Requirements for Reporting Data Breaches Just Got Tougher for Banks
In May 2021, the Biden administration issued several new cybersecurity directives and regulations in an executive order to improve the nation’s cybersecurity.
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Fighting CSAM With Magnet GRAYKEY
Magnet GRAYKEY has entered the fight to provide lawful access to mobile devices so examiners and investigators can extract the critical evidence they need to solve CSAM cases.
Automating Legal Hold Requests With Remote Collections in Magnet AUTOMATE
Sometimes, the simplest of digital forensic workflows net the most time savings, and legal hold requests are no exception. Workflows that use repeatable manual processes, require little to no human input or advanced decision making, and often include batch processing, result in significant time savings.
How To Become A Mobile Forensics Investigator
Today’s criminal investigations often rely on digital evidence residing on mobile devices. During investigations, it’s the mobile forensics investigator’s responsibility to extract and collect that digital evidence. There’s no one “right path” to becoming a mobile forensics investigator.
Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Magnet Forensics CTF
The June 2022 Magnet Forensics CTF was another exciting competition, and we’re happy to announce the winners!
How to Conquer Memory Analysis for Incident Response, Threat Hunting and Compromise Assessment
When analyzing malware and exploits (or troubleshooting issues), you’ll find it in memory—even if it can’t be found on disk. Memory will give you a look at the exact state of a device at a specific time; this is why memory analysis, or memory forensics, is important to DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response).
Update on Magnet Summit 2022 Capture the Flag Contests
Hi! This is Jessica Hyde and I am so excited to revisit the Magnet Summit 2022 Capture the Flag contests.
Three New Magnet Training Certifications Available to Demonstrate Your Expertise
One of the many exciting things we unveiled at Magnet Summit 2022 was the introduction of three brand new free certification programs—giving you an opportunity to showcase your expert-level competence with Magnet Forensics products to peers, internal stakeholders and external audiences, including legal teams or clients.
Meet the Magnet Forensics’ Training Team: Thad Winkelman
Introducing our newest member of the Training Team, Thad Winkelman. Learn more about Thad’s varied and interesting background and what he’s hoping to bring to his role at Magnet Forensics.
Comparing logical extraction vs file system extraction
Law Enforcement agencies perform logical acquisitions of unlocked iOS devices when they do not have access to Magnet GRAYKEY. The logical acquisition has been an industry-leading iOS acquisition method used by investigators and forensic examiners because of its simplicity and level of support. However, device security is one of the biggest roadblocks to completing logical acquisitions. For a logical acquisition to take place, device access needs to be granted using a passcode, and a trusted connection is required in most instances.