The usage of location-based mobile dating applications like Tinder and Grindr has exploded over the last year. This new class of mobile app allows singles to identify, chat with, and meet other singles located in their immediate vicinity. As the popularity of these apps continues to grow, they will become increasingly important sources of evidence … Continued
By: Jad Saliba, Founder & CTO of Magnet Forensics It’s not an issue many like to talk about, or perhaps even know about. But child sex slavery is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the world. A perverse industry that preys on the poor, especially in economically disadvantaged countries, this kind of exploitation … Continued
Smartphones have taken over the world, and mobile users spend the majority of their on-device time emailing, browsing the web, using social media, and chatting with others using various applications. In our latest white paper, The Rise of Mobile Chat Apps: Recovering Evidence from Kik Messenger, WhatsApp & BBM, we’ll zero-in on the importance of … Continued
This is the third blog post in a series of three about using IEF and Cellebrite to get more mobile evidence for your digital forensics investigations. In my previous blog post in this series, I explained how to find more mobile evidence on Android devices using IEF and Cellebrite. Today, we’ll walk through the same steps … Continued
Learn how digital evidence played a vital role in a real-life Distributed Denial of Service attack. Darren Sabourin, former RCMP Officer, and Jad Saliba explain how Internet evidence was used to: Determine a user’s actions Show clear intent Obtain a criminal conviction Designed for digital forensics professionals who investigate network-based attacks, this webinar demonstrates techniques … Continued
HERE’S OUR GUIDE TO FINDING IMPORTANT BUSINESS APPLICATIONS & OS ARTIFACTS FOR YOUR DIGITAL FORENSICS INVESTIGATIONS! Sometimes when conducting digital forensics examinations, investigators can lose sight of the fact that they’re investigating the actions of a person, not a computer. Almost every event or action on a system is the result of a user either … Continued
This is the fifth and final blog post in a series about recovering Business Applications & OS Artifacts for your digital forensics investigations. What are Shellbags? While shellbags have been available since Windows XP, they have only recently become a popular artifact as examiners are beginning to realize their potential value to an investigation. Shellbags … Continued
In the first half of this IP forensics webinar, Heather Mahalik from SANS Institute offers tactical considerations for examining smartphone, cloud and computer artifacts in the event of intellectual property theft. She explores the challenges of investigating an IP theft case with the emergence of BYOD and cloud storage providers in the enterprise space. In … Continued
HERE’S OUR GUIDE TO FINDING IMPORTANT BUSINESS APPLICATIONS & OS ARTIFACTS FOR YOUR DIGITAL FORENSICS INVESTIGATIONS! Sometimes when conducting digital forensics examinations, investigators can lose sight of the fact that they’re investigating the actions of a person, not a computer. Almost every event or action on a system is the result of a user either … Continued
Facebook can be an indispensable online resource when recovering forensic artifacts to use as digital evidence. It can provide a glimpse into an individual’s life, offer geographical information to indicate where a person was on a specific date, and can reveal the identities of close friends and family. With Facebook applications available on most mobile … Continued
