Content Industry: Public Safety

S3:E8 // Looking Closer at Locations

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In this episode of Mobile Unpacked, we’re joined by special guest Jeff Rutherford, Forensic Consultant at Magnet Forensics, for a deep dive into location data on iOS and Android. We’ll explore its unique quirks, discuss which sources you can trust, and highlight the ones you should treat with caution. Join us to learn more about one of the most crucial and highly protected types of data on modern mobile devices, and discover how understanding it can strengthen your investigations.

Closing the gap: How digital forensics and intelligence can work smarter together

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In today’s investigations, one thing is certain, data is everywhere. Every seized phone, laptop, or cloud account holds a potential goldmine of information. While digital forensics teams work tirelessly to extract and analyse that data for court, intelligence units are often working just a few doors away, building operational pictures and identifying threats. The problem? … Continued

Simplify digital evidence sharing and review with Magnet Review

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Timely access to digital evidence is one of the most critical aspects of an investigation. Delays in sharing and reviewing evidence with investigators, prosecutors, and other stakeholders outside the digital forensics lab can slow investigations, significantly impacting case resolution and potentially allowing criminal activity to continue.

Easily uncover critical digital evidence with Magnet Review

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Magnet Review’s case dashboard provides a simple yet powerful jumping off point for your team’s digital evidence review, with summaries of your key case details, evidence sources, and artifacts and easy options to sort, filter, and visualize your data to uncover the evidence you need.

Rapidly accessing Android and iOS Devices

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Learn how Eric Haines, Digital forensics supervisor at a Florida agency relies on Magnet Graykey to provide access to the mobile devices that make up 95% of the data sources his lab encounters to help them start extractions immediately to meet investigative demands and stay ahead of court deadlines.

The “deepfake detector” paradigm shift: The case for media authentication in court 

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Digital evidence provides prosecutors and courts with crucial evidence—identifying or exonerating suspects, pinpointing timelines, and reconstructing events. But the growing sophistication of synthetic content and AI-generated deepfakes are eroding our ability to trust what we see and hear. Courts must grapple with a simple question regarding digital evidence: is it real?  In an attempt to … Continued