With AXIOM turning three this year, we decided to make 3.0 a huge release. Not only have we added a redesigned media categorization (ProjectVic/CAID) a powerful new Timeline Explorer, full support for APFS for Mac investigations, we’ve also greatly enhanced AXIOM’s cloud source capabilities–particularly, warrant returns and “Download My Data” from Facebook and additional Twitter … Continued
Almost any type of investigation can benefit from timeline analysis to help understand what the user or the system did during a given incident. Whether you’re trying to understand how a suspect distributed child exploitation material or are tracking malware pivoting across several systems in an intrusion, timeline analysis can help pinpoint the exact offense … Continued
Magnet ACQUIRETM is designed to quickly and easily acquire an image of any iOS or Android device. Examiners are given the option of two extraction methods: Quick and Full. Quick Extraction: The Quick Extraction method will work on any iOS device, version 5 or newer. Magnet ACQUIRE will combine an iTunes backup, with some additional acquisition … Continued
Portable Case is a simple and effective way to share your Magnet IEF case data with other examiners or stakeholders in your investigation. By creating a portable case, you are packaging up your entire IEF case, including the IEF Report Viewer executable file. The portable case can then be passed to another person working on … Continued
We recently announced a beta program for our latest tool, Magnet ACQUIRE™. Magnet ACQUIRE is a smartphone acquisition tool that will enable you to quickly and easily extract an image from any iOS or Android smartphone or tablet. We are currently accepting applications for the beta program from existing customers, and will be launching a … Continued
As the development of smartphone software advances it becomes increasingly difficult to gain privileged access to the device. On devices that are locked, this often prevents an investigator from being able to extract any data. To help you acquire the most complete forensic image as possible, Magnet AXIOM supports several advanced mobile acquisition methods that … Continued
Finding and analyzing relevant data from unsupported apps, staying informed on new and updated apps and artifacts, and password protection on encrypted devices, are all significant challenges for examiners working cases on which 75 percent of relevant evidence comes from smartphones. Whether examiners can find and analyze all relevant data quickly enough impacts whether they … Continued
Smartphones provide evidence in virtually all the violent crimes MPD detectives investigate, including Internet crimes against children (ICAC) and homicides. The drive to save victims and bring justice to their families makes it especially compelling for forensic examiners to overcome their main challenges, including password protection on encrypted devices, finding and analyzing relevant data from … Continued
This video walks through how to acquire an Apple iPhone 7 running iOS 11 with Magnet AXIOM.
This video walks through how to do a quick acquisition using Magnet AXIOM on a Samsung Galaxy S7. The process will be similar for most Android devices as quick acquisitions don’t require specific details around model numbers or carriers.
