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Fraud in the workplace is top-of-mind for many corporate investigators. In fact when we polled our own client base in October of 2019 as to what kind of corporate investigations they are most often seeing, Fraud rose to the top of the list with 54% of respondents saying that they Always or Often are dealing with cases of Fraud. And rightfully so, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2018 Report to the Nations: Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, over the past 10 years fraud has doubled and will continue to rise with the advancement of technology. With more and more organizations transitioning their storage and services to the cloud, that presents yet another advancement that not all may be ready for when it comes to being able to perform effective and comprehensive examinations. Looking at some other statistics from the ACFE’s 2018 Report, they also paint a very real picture as to how serious of a threat fraud is: Globally workplace fraud costs organization over $7 billion per yearOrganizations can lose an average of 5% of its revenue to fraudCreation and alteration of fraudulent electronic documents are some of the most common concealment methods used by bad actors1 in 5 organizations lose more than $1 million a year to fraud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurHvkKi2Xw As technology advances to victimize organizations, so too must technology advance to protect and safeguard organizations. Magnet AXIOM Cyber is a modern digital forensics platform tailored to meet the needs of today’s companies that have embraced technology including the latest in cloud computing, geographically distributed workforces with the shared network backbones, and use of IOT devices as a mission-critical part of their business. Watch this video from our Forensic Consultant, Tarah Melton, as she walks you through how you can use Magnet AXIOM Cyber to investigate fraud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTIAKq_fyGo Here are some other ways that our customers use Magnet AXIOM Cyber to investigate Fraud: Timeline – Quickly establish a timeline to pinpoint events of fraudulent activity and use them as a starting point for your investigationArtifacts-First Approach – AXIOM Cyber’s artifacts-first approach surfaces hidden or buried files no matter when they are savedReporting – Easily produce reports and share evidence with non-technical stakeholders so they can easily see the data exactly how your forensics team sees itDeleted Files – Search both allocated and unallocated space and free queue (for Macs) by carving for deleted data or traces of dataSearch – Focus on the evidence that matters by quickly finding keywords and evidence of interest with advanced searches and filtering Use Magnet AXIOM Cyber for your next fraud investigation by requesting a free trial today!

Intellectual Property is likely the most valuable asset that your company owns. And it can often the target of cyber attacks from external sources like hackers, as well as from insider threats too. Insiders like employees, contractors, or other third parties with access to privileged information present a very real threat to your IP because it’s so easily available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrhWASaMZD0 “It Can Be Very Difficult to Distinguish Illicit Access from Legitimate Access” The CERT Guide to Insider Threats states that: “Insiders steal information for which they already have authorized access, and usually steal it at work during normal business hours. In fact, they steal the same information that they access in the course of their normal job. Therefore, it can be very difficult to distinguish illicit access from legitimate access.” And it’s everywhere from emails, to Office 365 docs, cloud storage, employee workstations, and mobile devices. Keeping the proper checks and balances in place is difficult if not impossible since IP Theft is most often committed by those who have access to it (or even have helped create it). When investigating cases of IP Theft, it’s imperative to understand at a granular level how files are moving between different locations, how they are being altered, what programs or apps are being used to access them and by whom. It’s equally important to analyze all of this evidence in one case file. How Magnet AXIOM Cyber Can Help Investigate IP Theft Magnet AXIOM Cyber helps investigators unite images from multiple evidentiary sources into a single case file and analyze the complete body of evidence as a whole. This is crucial for understanding how IP is exfiltrated from your business. Watch this video to see our Forensic Consultant, Tarah Melton, demonstrate how AXIOM Cyber can be used to investigate IP Theft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exPJRcvKItE “Being able to quickly see and find evidence of IP Theft helped us immensely. Specially finding out how the document went from the cloud to a removable drive prior to the employee leaving the company to go work for a competitor.” —Manager, Digital Forensics Large Media and Entertainment Enterprise Here are some other ways that our customers are using Magnet AXIOM Cyber to help find evidence in IP Theft investigations: Connections – Use Connections to follow the path of files and documents to understand where they went, who they were sent to and who sent themTimeline – Typically insiders will steal IP one month before they resign and one month after they resign, use AXIOM Cyber to build a timeline of events based on relative time filters so you can examine relevant eventsCloud Storage – Acquire evidence from cloud storage services like AWS, SharePoint, G Drive, and more and include it in your examination. Audit logs and other artifacts allow you to track how files moved between physical devices and the cloudArtifacts-First Approach – AXIOM Cyber’s artifacts-first approach is perfect for helping you quickly identify artifacts like Email and Removable Media: the two most common data exfiltration methodsCovert Remote Acquisition – Covertly acquire evidence from target endpoints with a configurable remote acquisition agent so employees suspected of IP theft aren't tipped off to an investigationMagnet.AI – Another common way to exfil data is by using screenshots. Using artificial intelligence, Magnet.AI will immediately surface screenshots no matter where they’re saved in the evidence Use Magnet AXIOM Cyber for your next IP Theft investigation by requesting a free trial today!

Employee Misconduct cases, usually initiated by HR or from managers, can be wide ranging. From harassment, to misuse of corporate assets, to visiting prohibited websites while at work, Employee Misconduct has a very real toll on organizations. With harassment alone, 70% of people who are bullied or harassed in the workplace end up leaving their employer. This employee turnover can result in significant costs such as retraining, lost productivity, and even potential Wrongful Termination lawsuits—not to mention intangible costs such as the impacts on company culture, workplace morale, and brand reputation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAfnFDQqzGE How AXIOM Cyber Can Help In these cases, swift action is needed to investigate allegations and reports from internal stakeholders so that the appropriate action can be taken. Magnet AXIOM Cyber gives investigators the tools to quickly find the evidence that they’re looking for wherever it may be. Whether it’s a Slack conversation, communication via social media or mobile devices, or files that are buried and obfuscated on someone’s hard drive, AXIOM Cyber can help find the evidence needed to drive a decision made by HR or another stakeholder. Watch this video from our Forensic Consultant, Trey Amick, to see how you can use AXIOM Cyber for Employee Misconduct investigations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hoLpT5pMjM “I used Magnet to find artifacts and evidence from Chrome history along with Timeline to prove that a user misused company asset for sexual harassment and then to access and store inappropriate contents. It easily showed me where the content came from, what was used to open it and where it was stored along with the creation and access times. Very helpful information to win the case.” Digital Forensic Investigator Fortune 500 Insurance Group Below are a few other helpful ways that our customers are using Magnet AXIOM Cyber to help them with their Employee Misconduct cases: Magnet.AI – For sexual harassment cases, use AI to quickly and automatically scan your case file for sexual conversations or images of nudity and surface them for review and analysisCloud Sources – Acquire from cloud services like Slack and Office 365 with user or admin credentials. Analyze cloud evidence alongside data from social media to corroborate claims of harassmentCovert Remote Acquisition – Covertly acquire evidence from target endpoints with a configurable remote acquisition agent so individuals accused of harassment aren’t tipped off to an investigationTimeline – Speed up your investigation by narrowing in timestamps from the file system or artifacts and keywords that were reported in misconduct investigationsInternet Artifacts – A range of artifacts will help you determine if employees were visiting prohibited websites and prove that it was actually them or notConversation View – Rebuild chat conversations in a familiar easy-to-read view that simplifies analysis and reporting for non-technical stakeholders Use AXIOM Cyber for your next employee misconduct investigation by requesting a free trial today!