We’re proud to announce the first recipient of the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program: Eric Dalla Mura, Detective Corporal at the Burlington Police Department in Burlington, VT. Eric worked with his Lieutenant to apply for the scholarship and subsequently devote time throughout the year for the free training and travel opportunities provided and we’re excited to see how he … Continued
We’re pleased to announce that the keynote speaker at this year’s Magnet User Summit in Nashville will be Ovie Carroll, Director for the Cybercrime Lab at the Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) and a noted SANS Instructor and Author. “We’re honored to have Ovie join us for the Magnet User … Continued
As 2018 draws to a close, we’ll be taking a look back at some of the resources we’ve offered this year to help forensic examiners in their investigations. This blog is a roundup of a year’s worth of mobile forensics resources. We kicked off 2018 by adding 550 Android recovery images and new password bypass … Continued
Forensic examiner, researcher, and blogger Alexis Brignoni has been hard at work. Over the past two years, he’s founded both the Initialization Vectors blog, and a GitHub where you can find repositories for both SQLite queries and DFIR process walkthroughs, as well as individual scripts. He’s also a frequent contributor to DFIR Twitter. Last month, … Continued
Have you been thinking about taking a Magnet Forensics Training course? Great news! We’re offering our Magnet AXIOM Examinations (AX200) and Magnet AXIOM Advanced Computer Forensics (AX250) before our Magnet User Summit in Nashville, from March 29-April 2. And as a special offer, if you purchase a training course, you’ll get free* attendance to MUS … Continued
We’re bringing Magnet User Summit 2019 to the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown in Nashville on April 2-3 — join us to learn the latest trends and best practices in digital forensics. MUS 2019 gives you a chance to network with others in the field while learning practical and useful information that can help you in … Continued
Who do you know in the digital forensics community who’s doing amazing work worthy of the Magnet Forensics Community Award? A lot of times it’s hard to tell, because many forensics examiners choose to remain humble—to downplay their hard work in favor of the people they’re striving to serve and (in many cases) save. It … Continued
In this Q&A, we talk with Nathan Little, a partner at Gillware Digital Forensics who leads incident response and data breach investigations. Nathan will be presenting his expertise when he co-hosts our upcoming webinar, “Fraud, IP Theft, and an Intrusion: A Case Study with Gillware Digital Forensics“. Learn more about how he got his start in the … Continued
By Jessica Hyde, Director, Forensics I was asked recently what resources I think are most useful to helping a digital forensics and incident response professional stay current in DFIR, because there is so much information. In this post I’ve compiled a list of 10 of those resources that I personally use to try to stay … Continued
Every investigation now includes potential evidence from smartphones, computers, programs in the cloud and even smart “IoT” devices. That evidence is often critical to making the case. While there is great opportunity to find firsthand evidence among the digital footprint we create in society, our law enforcement agencies and their digital forensics labs are faced … Continued
