What do Android analysis, forensic machine learning, and going to court have in common? They were all topics of Magnet Forensics’ white papers last year. Whether to share our experts’ research and knowledge on mobile operating systems (like Android Marshmallow and Nougat), provide an in-depth look at the technology and concepts (like Magnet.AI and custom … Continued
The Magnet User Summit Series is back, and it’s coming to more cities this year! We’re bringing news, hands-on learning, and our observations on industry issues to Las Vegas, US; London, England; Paris, France; and Dusseldorf, Germany. Visit our Magnet User Summit site for more details and to register. Since last year’s Summit Series, we’ve … Continued
Whether it’s through their work on a case, their unrelenting commitment to the pursuit of justice, or their contribution to digital forensics as a whole, the Magnet Forensics Community Award is our way of recognizing people in the digital forensics field who are bringing excellence and integrity to the community. Know an individual or team … Continued
We’re gearing up for our first webinar of 2018, “How the Onset of Security Apps is Impacting Investigations” on January 30. Jessica Hyde, our Director of Forensics, will look into vault and security apps including file managers, cleaning apps, private browsers and app locks. In addition to a focus on Cheetah Mobile apps, she will … Continued
For those who don’t know, in addition to my work at Magnet Forensics, I teach Mobile Device Forensics at George Mason University. In addition to teaching the skills necessary to acquire and parse data from mobile devices, I attempt to share information that will be useful to my students who are entering the DFIR workspace. … Continued
As 2018 rolls in, it’s a great opportunity to look back and see how Magnet Forensics grew in 2017 (for our CEO Adam Belsher’s take, read: Looking Back on 2017 with Adam Belsher, CEO of Magnet Forensics.) This was a year of real change and growth and we thought it might be fun to look … 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
As we conclude the biggest year yet for Magnet Forensics, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on everything we’ve been fortunate enough to accomplish. We sat down with our CEO, Adam Belsher to talk about the highlights of 2017, the current state of the digital forensics field, and what to expect from Magnet … Continued
Our previous two blog posts about being forensically curious have covered how to discover important information about new and/or unsupported apps, and how to test your hypotheses about the way the apps store data. Relying on research by Magnet Forensics’ Jessica Hyde and Basis Technology’s Cesar Quezada, as well as commentary by forensic research experts … Continued
In our last blog about being forensically curious, we used research by Magnet Forensics’ Jessica Hyde and Basis Technology’s Cesar Quezada, plus some commentary from Cheeky4n6Monkey, to show how to discover important information about new and/or unsupported apps—or simply, those you want to validate to ensure your forensic tool is acquiring and parsing all the … Continued
