Category: Industry News

AirTag Trackers: Public Safety and Digital Evidence

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AirTag, Apple’s foray into the Bluetooth tracker market, has major implications for public safety and digital evidence. Apple’s worldwide device network means that AirTag will make it extremely easy to track objects, but these tools can be used by bad actors as well. A criminal can now easily slip an AirTag into an unsuspecting victim’s bag, car, or other personal item to track their every move.

Take a Stand Against CSAM

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Magnet Forensics is a proud partner and supporter of the Child Rescue Coalition (CRC). The CRC is “a nonprofit organization that rescues children from sexual abuse by building technology for law enforcement, free of charge, to track, arrest, and prosecute child predators.”

How EDR, XDR, and SIEMs complement DFIR

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Chances are if you have EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) tools, your cybersecurity posture is mature enough that you also have DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response) tooling as well. But you may be wondering: how they overlap, if at all. Do EDR tools and DFIR tools do the same thing, or do they complement each other?

3 Reasons to Automate Enterprise DFIR Workflows

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The need to automate enterprise DFIR workflows is greater than ever. Private sector and enterprise organizations are facing an onslaught of cyberattacks that shows no sign of stopping. According to a study performed by Deep Instinct the use of malware increased by 358% through 2020, and ransomware usage increased by 435% compared to 2019.  

Meet the Magnet Forensics’ Training Team: Nick Bria

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Introducing our newest member of the Training Team, Nick Bria. Learn more about Nick’s varied and interesting background and what he’s hoping to bring to his role at Magnet Forensics. Let’s get to know Nick! Want to learn more about what courses are offered? Visit our Training & Certification page for more information. MF: Tell … Continued

Surveillance DVRs: Orderly Shutdown or Pulling the Plug?

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One ongoing debate within the traditional computer forensics community has been how to respond to a running computer in the field. When you arrive on scene to a running computer, do you go straight to pulling the plug, or do you conduct an orderly shutdown of the computer?