Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog

Magnet Axiom 8.0: new Mobile View, AI tools, memory analysis, and more

There are so many great features and capabilities in this release of Axiom—here are the top six: New Mobile View Early access to Magnet Copilot’s AI capabilities Enhanced memory analysis Unified logs + large case performance improvements New home security camera support New and updated artifact support Learn more here.

Unmasking the AI: Magnet Copilot’s New Frontier in Digital Forensics

In the evolving landscape of digital forensics, the introduction of AI capabilities to Magnet Axiom, Axiom Cyber, and Automate, marks a significant milestone. Magnet Copilot is at the forefront of this advancement, seamlessly integrating AI functionality to bolster digital and mobile forensic investigative efforts. Deepfakes, those eerily convincing yet entirely [...]

Magnet Axiom Cyber 8.0: RSMF exports, MFT parsing, new AI tools, and more

Axiom Cyber 8.0 covers a lot of ground, including new features to support eDiscovery, incident response, mobile investigations, and a new AI early-access solution. Here’s a quick summary of what 8.0 has to offer: Streamline collections for eDiscovery with RSMF exports: From a single message or attachment, export the entire [...]

X-Ways Forensics v21.1

What's new in X-Ways Forensics v21.1 Volume Snapshot and File System Support Better support for very large volume snapshots. More than 500 million items (i.e. files+directories) in a single volume are now possible, only in the 64-bit edition, subject to sufficient RAM, and assuming you have enough time to wait [...]

Detectives solve 1990 “Grace Doe” case

Detective Lorie Howard made a promise years ago to identify Grace Doe and to find her killer. That promise was fulfilled on March 21, 2024 when the McDonald County Sheriff's Office (Missouri) declared the decades-old case closed. McDonald County Sheriff Robert Evenson, along with Detective Howard and her partner, Detective [...]

What did you learn? Password Spraying and Cyber Forensics

Years ago while learning how to be a young married couple about to have a child we attended dinner with a friend and her family. During our time together one of their children fell and hurt himself, not seriously, however, the fall came as a result of the child not [...]

Microsoft reposts an update to how to protect your servers from Password Spraying

Continuous learning. The need for peer review, collaborative sharing, and developing strategies for digital security. Microsoft provided information about Password Spray Attack Detection in April 2023. It is a good article, read more here. There are some other listed Blog Posts on hardening your Apps and Servers and data in [...]

Mastering Advanced Data Recovery Techniques with H-11 Digital Forensics Training

In the realm of digital forensics, especially concerning smart devices, various techniques are employed to extract data from devices that are locked, damaged, or otherwise inaccessible through standard means. Techniques like JTAG, ISP, EDL, and Chip-Off are essential tools for forensic examiners, enabling them to access data [...]

Remote data extraction from iOS

Oxygen Remote Explorer - This tool will find critical digital evidence quickly and completely, using targeted, remote and onsite data collection, task scheduling for automatic collection, and powerful search and analytic tools. Remotely extract iOS data with the tools and features included with Oxygen Remote Explorer, formerly known as Oxygen [...]

Magnet Axiom Cyber 7.9

Faster mobile processing, better video performance, new custom fields, and more. The release of Magnet Axiom Cyber 7.9 is here, and it’s an exciting one for digital forensic examiners who support eDiscovery stakeholders. In this release, we’ve made several enhancements, including: Chat artifact linking in load files Improved mobile processing [...]