PowerShell is a powerful tool within Windows systems, widely used for administrative tasks, automation, and scripting. Unfortunately, due to its powerful scripting capabilities and default presence on Windows machines, it has also become a popular tool for malicious actors. PowerShell can be used in advanced attacks, including fileless malware, lateral movement within a network, and … Continued
Across the board, we are seeing a wave of AI tools and capabilities coming into software applications and services. With the increase in accessibility of AI technology comes a potential dark side.
Time is always critical when dealing with criminal investigations, but did you know that some iOS forensics evidence will be lost entirely if it isn’t extracted within a certain window of opportunity? To help avoid any lost data during mobile forensic data extraction, we have outlined the best iOS evidence sources to capture before expiration, … Continued
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a powerful tool for remote administration, but it can also be a gateway for attackers seeking unauthorized access. For digital forensics professionals, RDP artifacts are critical in tracing an intruder’s steps. In this blog, we will explore what RDP digital artifacts entail, where they are located, how they can be … Continued
Join Magnet’s Doug Metz, Senior Security Forensics Specialist, and Joe Pochron, Managing Director of Nardello & Co.’s Digital Investigations & Cyber Risk practice, for an in-depth discussion on the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on cyber investigations within the private sector. We’ll delve into how threat actors are leveraging AI to craft more sophisticated phishing campaigns, the growing necessity for detecting AI-generated images or deepfakes, and the pros and cons of AI-assisted report writing. Also, we’ll explore how Magnet Copilot, an AI-powered tool integrated into Magnet Axiom and Axiom Cyber, enhances your ability to efficiently analyze and interpret vast amounts of digital evidence.
Data exfiltration—the unauthorized transfer of data from a system—can result in severe damage to organizations, making it critical for forensic investigators to identify key digital artifacts that reveal how, when, and where the breach occurred. Tools such as Magnet Axiom Cyber, Magnet Axiom, and Magnet Nexus are essential in uncovering these critical pieces of evidence. These … Continued
Join us for the DFIR event of the year. This is your chance to get hands-on training and hear about the newest innovations from Magnet Forensics
Discover how remote endpoint forensics tools like Magnet Nexus and Axiom Cyber helped detect and investigate an insider threat involving IP theft.
This episode of Mobile Unpacked will explore the new features Apple has added within iOS 18 as well as how those features change some artifacts that you know and love. Come learn what’s new from a file system perspective as we explore various levels of extraction and analysis. It will also take a look at what is to come this year as iOS 18 “levels up” its intelligence functions!
This video will walk users of Axiom through advanced features relating to the Mobile View function. These features allow an examiner to customize the workflow of using Mobile View for easier artifact view and access. It will also cover features for power-users that include how to use Mobile View to quickly locate and identify unsupported … Continued
