Content Industry: Federal Agencies

Using Magnet AXIOM in Corporate Security Incident Response and Investigations

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Chris Brinkworth, director of forensics and e-discovery, describes how his team at the Minnesota-based consulting firm uses Magnet Forensics products while offering enterprise information technology architecture, cybersecurity assessments, and e-discovery and digital forensics. “Since making AXIOM their go-to disk forensics tool, Brinkworth estimates that AXIOM has cut his team’s evidence examination response time by at … Continued

Linking Multiple Devices in Central Ohio Crimes Against Persons

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Det. James Howe performs digital investigations for his and other units, not only investigating homicides, but also other untimely deaths on a rotating basis.  “I love that you’re able to do multiple images… phones and PCs together …I wouldn’t change a thing about it.” Download the full case study to read more.

Partnering to Reduce Digital Forensic Backlogs

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Carol Gudbrandsen is responsible for supporting 42 agencies with their mobile device and computer forensic examinations. She’s also a member of the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which allows her to assist agencies that have no one at all to examine their digital evidence. “[Using AXIOM] I can show that I have … Continued

How Magnet AXIOM Helped Save an Innocent Man From Federal Prison

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Troy Schnack, a forensic examiner with the United States Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Missouri, explains how AXIOM’s timelining and artifacts-oriented approach were crucial to exonerating a man of federal child exploitation charges. “Without AXIOM, analysis would’ve taken five times as long…AXIOM made it easier to see that Windows Media Player opened … Continued

Using Magnet AXIOM in Traffic Collision Reconstruction

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The tragic consequences of texting while driving don’t always involve fatalities. In many cases they result in life-altering traumatic injuries. Such was the case in a 2013 collision in a New Jersey subdivision, in which a 17-year-old girl crossed the center line and hit a car carrying an older couple. The crash was severe enough … Continued

Making ICAC Cases More Proactive with Magnet AXIOM

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AXIOM pulls user accounts and correlates them with other account names by the same user. Examiners can then confirm which suspect possessed/used the device, and look for additional victims whom the suspect may have been communicating with.  “It has certainly been helpful to use AXIOM to pull user accounts and correlate them with other account … Continued

Scalable, Flexible Digital Forensics for Litigation Support

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AXIOM has enabled services teams to find important evidence faster, including data from encrypted machines/devices, as well as cloud services using administrative credentials. Access to these and other data sources can demonstrate malicious intent vs. inadvertent access through the effective use of timelines and other tools.  “AXIOM is the best forensic tool on the market. … Continued

How Upgrading to Magnet AXIOM Helped Crack a Case

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A recent upgrade from IEF, AXIOM allows examiners to carve more pictures and browser history than other tools especially when used to process images extracted using GrayKey. In one ICAC case, the additional images and location information were instrumental to establish jurisdiction. In another case, AXIOM’s custom recovery images gave examiners privileged access to a … Continued

Extending the Benefit of Mobile Forensics

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The CPD mainly uses AXIOM for mobile forensics in ICAC investigations, but examiners have also used it to recover data from an in-car camera and to obtain text conversations in drug cases. AXIOM captures deleted evidence that would not otherwise be available.  “I love how Magnet is always updating its software and reaching out to … Continued