In part one of our Portable Case series, we looked at the features and benefits of Portable Case. We highlighted the power of real-time collaboration with multiple stakeholders and having all the feedback collected in one place.
With another year gone by, it’s time for another version of iOS to hit the market to coincide with the release of the iPhone 15 series and Apple’s first inclusion of the USB-C port to its iPhone line. While the USB-C port is old-hat for macOS devices and even several years old for iPadOS devices, bringing it to Apple’s mainstream mobile device will certainly bring some changes for forensic professionals. Let’s take a look at both the changes and features of iOS 17 as well as some forensic impacts going forward!
While a convenient and efficient method of transferring files, Apple’s AirDrop feature has recently been used to share unwelcomed images of nudity aka ‘cyber flashing’ as well as generalized threats to the public. Since AirDrop does not rely on a network provider, phone number, or email address for transmission to nearby devices, the identification of an unknown sender is problematic. The receiving device may only see the user-defined friendly name of the transmitter and there is no record of the transmission by any provider. This presentation will discuss a novel method to identify the phone number of an AirDrop sending device using logs found on the receiving device.
One of the most essential parts of the forensic process is reporting what you find on a system. Often, the forensic examiner may only know part of the case. Not having the complete picture as a single examiner makes collaborating on findings essential to the reporting process. Magnet Forensics has built Portable Case, a feature of Magnet AXIOM and Magnet Cyber, to help foster that collaboration, make it more integrated, and allow that needed collaboration.
We’re excited to announce the release of Magnet AXIOM 7.5! This latest version of AXIOM adds several new features to help make your digital evidence analysis and reporting faster and easier.
We are thrilled to announce the release of Magnet AXIOM Cyber 7.5! In this release, we have introduced several new and updated features to help streamline your workflows and ensure you have all of the necessary data for your investigations, including:
Apple is continuously rolling out updated versions of its mobile operating system, iOS, to address security concerns and introduce new features. While these ongoing releases provide value for the end users, they also add to the challenges faced by examiners who need to access and extract critical data from mobile devices involved in criminal investigations.
Law Enforcement frequently receive search warrant returns from Electronic Service Providers like Google, Facebook, Dropbox and more. These returns are often large and contain complex directory structures.
Join us to learn how Magnet Griffeye can help you quickly review Legal service returns for case-relevant content and victim/suspect identification.
We’re proud to be continuing our commitment to help promising officers get an opportunity to enter the field of—or advance in—digital forensics through the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program.
With Magnet VERAKEY and Magnet ARTIFACT IQ, investigators can acquire, preserve, and analyze the contents of the full file system.
