Every forensic examiner is familiar with hex and text viewers; they are the cornerstone of the most basic forensic examination. If all your tools and scripts fail or don’t support a given artifact, you can always fall back to a hex viewer to dig into an artifact to uncover any evidence within. New with IEF … Continued
As we continue to add analysis features to Magnet IEF, one of the most common pieces of feedback we receive is that we needed a simplified report viewer for sharing IEF results with non-technical stakeholders. These stakeholders may include other investigators, lawyers, analysts, managers, HR, or anyone else who may be involved with an investigation, … Continued
As we continue to add analysis features to Magnet IEF, one of the most common pieces of feedback we receive is that we needed a simplified report viewer for sharing IEF results with non-technical stakeholders. These stakeholders may include other investigators, lawyers, analysts, managers, HR, or anyone else who may be involved with an investigation, … Continued
Our latest artifact update for IEF includes support for native Android applications. As the mobile market continues to narrow-in on two primary operating systems – Android and iOS – it’s becoming increasingly important for investigators to recover data from these built-in system apps. In February, we added support for a similar set of native iOS … Continued
Recently, we released a new free tool that allows investigators to acquire the memory of a live PC. Customers using our IEF Triage module will already be familiar with this tool, as it’s used to acquire evidence from live systems. In realizing that others could benefit from our RAM capture tool, we decided to release … Continued
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
