In January, we released the AXIOM Wordlist Generator free tool and described in our white paper the changes to the Microsoft® Windows® 10 login workflow that affected password cracking practices. The login workflow was far from the only change in this anniversary update, however. In this blog, Training Director Jamey Tubbs describes other Windows operating … Continued
Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you all a great 2018 full of successful investigations, RAID arrays that never fail, and passwords that are easy to crack. ? Cracking passwords is an unfortunate necessity of “the job” that has only increased over the past years. With better encryption, security, and more people using stronger passwords (or … Continued
Our in-depth three-step forensic research methodology series, which started with “The Process of Discovery,” led to “The Process of Testing” and “The Process of Finding and Parsing,” concludes today with our final blog, “The Process of Scripting.” Our previous blog posts relied on research by Magnet Forensics’ Jessica Hyde and Basis Technology’s Cesar Quezada, as … Continued
Recently, Magnet Forensics and Passware partnered to offer full disk decryption in Magnet AXIOM. AXIOM now includes seamless integration with Passware decryption technology, which supports full disk decryption with a known password for BitLocker, TrueCrypt, PGP Desktop encrypted devices, and others. The full Passware Kit Forensic, with additional features, is also available for purchase. For … Continued
Often during a digital forensic examination, it is necessary to identify, share and collaborate on important evidence with other stakeholders such as investigators, attorneys, subject matter experts, and clients. Instead of sending all the information in a format that may be difficult to decipher, you can use one of the hidden gems in Magnet AXIOM: … Continued
In the latest version of Magnet AXIOM, we’re bringing a lot of new improvements to the most comprehensive digital investigation platform. In addition to an upgrade to our Dynamic Application Finder (DAF), we’ve brought in a variety of enhancements for smartphone, computer, and cloud investigations. Get the latest version of Magnet AXIOM in the Customer … Continued
Lately, we’ve been describing Magnet AXIOM as “the most comprehensive, integrated digital investigation platform.” Why does this matter? Why is it an approach that can be valuable to the forensic and investigations communities? Helping Customers Get the Most Complete Picture The ability to bring as much data as possible into one view is something that … Continued
Thanks to new advances we’ve brought into Magnet AXIOM 1.1, and our new integration with Passware, AXIOM now allow you to decrypt drives with a known password that have been encrypted with BitLocker & BitLocker To Go, TrueCrypt, and PGP Desktop WDE versions 9.x-10.x. A Smoother Experience While Never Leaving AXIOM We have worked hard … Continued
Magnet Forensics has joined forces with Passware to provide full disk decryption (FDD) to our customers. Coming soon – Forensics examiners will be able to analyze content from drives running encryption software like BitLocker, TrueCrypt, and PGP in Magnet AXIOM. AXIOM is growing like a weed this year and the addition of full disk decryption … Continued
In our new white paper on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) forensics, we talk a little bit about Gatekeeper password storage, a new-as-of-Lollipop feature designed to introduce a new level of obfuscation to PIN and pattern locks—both in file name and location, and in hash settings. In previous Android versions starting with 2.2, devices’ 4- to 16-digit … Continued
