While digital evidence is commonly linked to crimes like child exploitation, violent offenses, and cybercrimes, its significance extends to almost every crime, including understanding the complexities of vehicle accidents. A traditional vehicle accident investigation focuses on reconstructing the physical scene and Magnet Axiom adds a crucial new dimension: the digital traffic crash scene. Consider the … Continued
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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.
Geolocation data has become an indispensable tool in criminal investigations, offering unparalleled insights into the movements and whereabouts of mobile devices. This technological advancement provides law enforcement with the ability to reconstruct crime scenes, establish timelines, and verify alibis with a level of precision that was previously unattainable. The forensic examination of mobile digital devices … Continued
Digital evidence possesses the remarkable ability to accelerate investigations and frequently establishes a clear trail of evidence. Even a small fraction of this digital gold can often serve as a pivotal starting point, guiding investigators toward essential leads or critical breakthroughs that might otherwise not have been obtained.
Being a digital forensic investigator isn’t easy. Long days of inspecting some of the worst material humanity creates, searching for clues; carving through petabytes of pointless information to find the one piece of evidence crucial to solving a case. But the satisfaction of using digital evidence to deliver justice makes it all worthwhile.
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In this article we will cover the basics of what a software kernel is, the application of software kernels in the context of digital forensic examinations, and we’ll shed some light on how kernels contribute to the acquisition and analysis of data during a forensic investigation.
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