To say the mobile landscape evolves quickly is an understatement. With frequently updated operating systems and new security features to contend with, the window of opportunity for digital examiners to collect mobile data is constantly shrinking. Longstanding device seizure processes and best practices simply aren’t enough to protect mobile extractions anymore. With the need to … Continued
We’re excited to announce the launch of Advanced Mobile Data Analysis (AX400), a two-day expert-level mobile forensics training course designed to elevate your mobile analysis capabilities. AX400 is tailored for experienced examiners with prior mobile device analysis knowledge or those who have completed Magnet Forensics’ foundational mobile forensics training courses. It is ideal for professionals … Continued
Debido a la prominencia de los dispositivos móviles y a la gama de datos que estos recogen de forma continua, resulta inevitable que, cuando se comete un delito, los datos móviles sean una fuente crucial de pruebas.
In the Dreamworks film Shrek, the titular character said that ‘Ogres are like onions. They have layers.’ Well, Apple isn’t so different from the green hero in that their lovable monster, iOS also features its own layers of data structures all over the file system.
Apple’s iOS 18 inactivity reboot timer threw a curveball to the mobile forensic community, with iOS devices in active investigations automatically rebooting after 72 hours of inactivity. This quietly introduced security feature changes the window of opportunity for Law Enforcement to gather the most mobile data possible before the device state, and available data, changes drastically.
This video walks users through category-based extractions and how to pull items like call logs, messages, images and more.
Learn how Zachary Johnson, Digital Forensics Lab Commissioned Supervisor at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) uses Magnet Graykey and Magnet Graykey Fastrak to quickly process a high volume of large mobile phones to quickly gain the insights needed to keep Las Vegas and its thriving tourism industry safe.
Beginning with iOS 18, Apple has added an inactivity reboot timer into the operating system that is tied only to the device’s lock state. This means that when the device has been locked for a period of three days (72 hours), the device reboots. Sounds simple, right? Well, it’s not quite so simple for the … Continued
As our roads become more and more congested, we continue to see high rates of traffic crashes and accidents with high fatality rates. While traditional crash investigations traditionally focused heavily on reconstructing the physical scene, the range of mobile data available in modern iOS and Android devices adds a crucial new dimension: the digital traffic crash scene.
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
