Authored by Doug Metz Originally published in the November 2025 issue of Magnet Unlocked. Want to be the first to see new content? Sign up for our monthly newsletter, Magnet Unlocked. In many corporate environments, cybersecurity and DFIR still operate in separate lanes: SOC = Detection & containmentDFIR = Evidence & root cause That separation made … Continued
After the second episode of Legal Unpacked, a question came in that mirrors a frequent issue raised in court: A judge asks, “You obtained data from an application on the device, and from the cloud provider for data for the same account stored remotely. Can you explain to the court why the two sets of data don’t match?” The underlying assumption is that device data and cloud data should align. In reality, they are fundamentally different, and misunderstanding that distinction risks missing potential evidence.
Employee misconduct can pose serious financial, operational, and reputational risks to enterprise organizations. Bullying, sexual harassment, gambling, accessing inappropriate content, and similar misconduct costs U.S. companies up to $300 billion a year according to Work Shield. The 2024 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ “Report to the Nations” estimates occupational fraud alone leads to annual losses of more than $3 trillion globally.
Digital investigations are drowning in data. But every file, every record, and every byte still needs to be analyzed, authenticated, and preserved in strict compliance with legal requirements. Any lapse in management or storage can compromise your entire case. Cloud providers do more than promise security and scalability: they prove it. Independent certifications such as ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II, NIST, and FedRAMP offer critical security assurances to a wide range of users, including law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, defense attorneys, courts, and the public. This verifiable compliance ensures stored evidence can withstand legal scrutiny and maintain integrity throughout the judicial process. These certifications aren’t just technical checkboxes—they’re promises that data is protected with the highest integrity.
Remote work, the widespread use of mobile devices, and the evolving techniques of cybercriminals have all added new layers of complexity to digital forensics investigations. To address these challenges, enterprises require efficient, scalable solutions. Fortunately, cloud-based digital forensics tools now help organizations conduct investigations with improved agility, speed, and accuracy. Cloud-based tools have become not … Continued
The need for secure, efficient, and scalable remote endpoint data collection has grown exponentially as organizations shift to remote work and distributed teams. Magnet Nexus addresses these needs by providing an easy-to-use investigative solution tailored for modern enterprises, offering precise, secure, and comprehensive capabilities for forensically collecting data from multiple remote endpoints. As a cloud-based … Continued
The importance of acquiring cloud and social media data in criminal investigations cannot be overstated. Sometimes there can be crucial information found that can be a determining factor in whether an arrest is made. That can subsequently mean that a dangerous person remains on the streets. We’ll walk through a real case where, because of data retrieved through cloud forensics, a previously convicted child predator was arrested and imprisoned.
Digital forensics tools have improved a lot in the past several years. With these advances, the digital forensics community now has many tool options for each phase of an investigation.
Public safety agencies around the globe are facing continued challenges keeping pace with technology; adapting processes and procedures while keeping operational and secure. At the same time, technology vendors continue evolving their products, harnessing optimized hardware to make products faster and more adaptable for agency’s use. Over 90% of all crime is recognized as having … Continued
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), is often used to speak about both the digital forensics and incident response fields—related but separate areas. Let’s delve into what both digital forensics and incident response are and why they are often grouped together.
