Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog

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 [...]

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 [...]

Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard

Human error - or perhaps just a friendly reminder that we all need continuous learning and peer review. The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and [...]

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department solves 1975 Case Using Genetic Genealogy Testing

On August 19, 1975, at 10:45 p.m. three young teen girls were leaving a gas station in an eastside neigborhood of Indianapolis. The girls decided to hitchhike, and a white male driving a station wagon pulled over and offered to give them a ride. As the girls were in the [...]

Magnet Forensics Acquires High Peaks Cyber, Further Bolstering the Magnet GRAYKEY Labs Research Team

Magnet Forensics Inc., a developer of digital investigation solutions for more than 4,000 enterprises and public safety agencies in over 100 countries, announced today that it has acquired the strategic IP assets of High Peaks Cyber, a business dedicated to developing and delivering full-spectrum cyber capabilities across the government and [...]