macOS has created roadblocks for examiners for years. Investigators must contend with not only hardware-based encryption like the T-2 chip, to System Integrity Protection (SIP), which prevented disk and write access to specific directories across the Mac. Now with macOS Catalina (10.15) we find even more complications with the addition of a new read-only volume … Continued
Employee misconduct ranges from subtle actions like online shopping or installing prohibited or unwanted programs to the more egregious online bullying or sexual harassment. Each however have a significant impact on employee productivity, morale, and ultimately company reputation and brand. When stakeholders in Human Resources (HR) and Legal need to determine whether misconduct has occurred, … Continued
If your digital forensics lab is like most, you’re likely struggling to keep with the overwhelming number of cases requiring a digital investigation. You’ve likely been mandated to find a solution that doesn’t rely on hiring additional examiners or significant investments in new hardware. To find efficiencies in their lab, lab managers and agency leaders … Continued
Chris Vance shares some preliminary thoughts on the newly released iOS 14 and how it could possibly affect mobile investigations.
Tarah Melton shares a few great custom artifacts that you can find over the Artifact Exchange.
Chris Vance explores the tracking browser preferences of Safari, one of the most important browsers to track and understand the preferences of.
Some of the most important sources of evidence in a criminal investigation can be the hardest to get. Join Trey Amick, Manager of Forensic Consultants at Magnet Forensics, as he walks through how to analyze warrant return data, and how AXIOM supports warrant returns from Apple, Facebook, Google/Gmail, Instagram, Skype and Snapchat. Using examples from … Continued
We’re excited to share that we’ve made it easier to empower frontline officers with the availability of Magnet SHIELD as a free tool!
We will be kicking off the Magnet Forensics Discord Server as part of our Virtually Together event on Sept 15-16. During each of the talks, you will have the opportunity to speak with each other as well as speakers after the conclusion of their talks.
