Topic: Legal

The Expanding Role of Digital Investigations in the Private Sector – From Cyber Incidents to HR Cases

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Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) has become essential as organizations face rising volumes of cyber incidents, legal disputes, HR investigations, and internal misconduct cases. While EDR tools can signal that an incident occurred, DFIR provides the deeper visibility needed to understand what happened, how it happened, and who was involved—insights critical for timely, defensible decision‑making.

UK Cyber Security & Resilience Bill: How investigative teams can prepare today

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The UK government’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill marks one of the most significant updates to the UK’s national cyber legislation in years. It reflects the reality that cyberattacks are now an operational certainty, and organizations, especially those supporting critical services, must be able to detect, investigate, and respond to incidents far more quickly and transparently than before. 

Registration is open for Magnet Virtual Summit 2026!

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This February, Magnet Virtual Summit is back, and set to spark a revolution in digital investigations. We are going through an incredible transformation period, and this is your chance to stay ahead of the latest challenges and opportunities with knowledge from experts and peers. On February 23-26, over 50 of the top names in the … Continued

Same app, different data: Explaining to the court why device and cloud data don’t match

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After the second episode of Legal Unpacked, a question came in that mirrors a frequent issue raised in court: A judge asks, “You obtained data from an application on the device, and from the cloud provider for data for the same account stored remotely. Can you explain to the court why the two sets of data don’t match?” The underlying assumption is that device data and cloud data should align. In reality, they are fundamentally different, and misunderstanding that distinction risks missing potential evidence.

Leveraging digital forensics to advance employee misconduct investigations

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Employee misconduct can pose serious financial, operational, and reputational risks to enterprise organizations. Bullying, sexual harassment, gambling, accessing inappropriate content, and similar misconduct costs U.S. companies up to $300 billion a year according to Work Shield. The 2024 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ “Report to the Nations” estimates occupational fraud alone leads to annual losses of more than $3 trillion globally.