In this first episode of Legal Unpacked, Magnet Forensics’ resident prosecutorial expert, Justin Fitzsimmons will provide investigators and prosecutors with a practical, structured approach to drafting search warrants for digital evidence.
Whether you call them hyperlinked files, modern attachments or pointers to files in messages, we will discuss new developments impacting eDiscovery and digital investigations and why hyperlinked files are trending now even though they’ve been around for quite some time. This session will discuss if you should grab hyperlinked files and strengths and drawbacks, as well as data collection options. The proliferation of court cases will be addressed along with key points you need to know about this hot topic.
In digital forensics, the fight against technology can sometimes get in the way of the fight for justice. Whether it’s an encrypted phone sitting in a lab queue awaiting support or a crucial lead buried in gigabytes of data, solving a case can sometimes come down to a single update or surfacing a single artifact. And in some cases, that one artifact doesn’t just whisper its significance—it screams.
Photos, videos, and other media files have become critical to investigations. They establish timelines, corroborate witness statements, and reveal details that would otherwise be overlooked. But media is also one of the easiest forms of evidence to manipulate. Editing tools are widely available and simple to use. Metadata can be easily altered with minimal technical knowledge. Deepfake and AI-generated content continues to evolve, making it harder to distinguish authentic from manipulated media. Attorneys may question whether a file is genuine, and investigators must respond with authoritative answers that can withstand scrutiny.
What was once an amusing novelty has become a systemic threat to global business. Deepfakes, synthetic media, and AI-generated material have infiltrated private enterprises, and their presence is now being felt across financial services, insurance, retail, human resources, ecommerce, and more.
Apple has hit the jump to light speed and jumped from iOS 18 to iOS 26! In this episode of Mobile Unpacked we’ll explore the new changes and challenges Apple’s yearly upgrade cycle is bringing to the table. We’ll explore the overall UX changes of “Liquid Glass” and see if it impacts anything we’ve come to use in our daily forensic lives. We will also explore some of the changes to the Phone and Messages app that could have some serious core impacts to our favorite go-to artifacts.
Developed by experienced prosecutors and informed by relevant case law, this guide equips you with the essential knowledge needed to turn digital artifacts into compelling and reliable courtroom evidence.
“Push-button forensics” is often viewed skeptically and criticized as a shortcut or a threat to expert examiners. In reality, digital forensic tools designed for ease of use aren’t about replacing human expertise. Their true purpose is to streamline repetitive, time-consuming steps, enabling forensic examiners to focus on what truly matters: in-depth analysis, context, and human judgment.
Every organization is unique—from its network environment and data residency requirements to the volume and variety of endpoints and their operating systems.
An alert tells you that something happened, but only digital forensics solutions and methods reveal the full chain of events. It’s the key to understanding how an attack started, how far it spread, what actions the adversary took, and what it will take to respond and recover effectively.
Magnet Forensics equips DFIR teams with that deeper visibility. With Magnet Nexus and Magnet Axiom Cyber, and a unique integrated deployment approach with our new hybrid collection agent — you can rapidly capture data across endpoints and cloud, uncover artifacts beyond what SIEMs and EDRs provide, and connect adversary activity to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK for clearer context. With Magnet Automate, streamline repetitive tasks and trigger collections from alert to reduce delays.
In this webinar, Laura Carey, Solutions Consultant, will walk through a business email compromise (BEC) investigation to demonstrate how Magnet’s solutions enable DFIR teams to move from initial alerts to uncovering the truth with triage to deep dive forensic capabilities.
