Interview With John Patzakis, Executive Chairman, X1 Discovery

John, you’re Executive Chairman at X1 Discovery. Tell us a bit about your role – what does a day in your life look like?

This is an exciting time in the eDiscovery and computer forensics field, given all the legal developments and technical innovation, so a lot of my time is spent tracking and analyzing these various changes and advancements. I am active on our blog and generally publish two articles a month. I also engage a lot with key partners and law firms to bring joint services and technology solutions to our mutual customers. And I am chairman of the board of directors where I oversee X1’s strategy and get to focus on the big picture.

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Windows 10 PE for Digital Forensics

by Robin Brocks, IT Forensic Expert and Incident Responder

Only a few years ago, it was a real pain creating a portable Windows on CD/ DVD or thumb drive, because the Operating System was not prepared to run on those media. There have been numerous projects and volunteers, like BartPE or the WindowsFE (Forensic Edition), to make it possible to run a complete OS from removable media, but in every case, this takes time and a lot of customizing.

Nowadays we do not only have Microsoft selling “Windows to Go”; it is easier than ever to create an own version of a portable Windows, together with everyone`s favorite tools, script or frameworks like Java or Python! Having a portable Windows 10 at your hand has some valuable advantages.

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A Round-Up Of The Rich Library Of Webinars Magnet Forensics Offered In 2016

In 2016, Magnet Forensics produced eight webinars covering topics like smartphone extraction, analyzing evidence in child exploitation cases, and Android Marshmallow forensics.

One webinar in particular provided a deep dive into our artifact creation tools – Magnet AXIOM’s Custom Artifacts and Dynamic App Finder. For people familiar with our searching and carving engine in AXIOM and IEF, this webinar proved to be a great resource for creating their own artifacts when one didn’t organically exist for searching a data set.

We also partnered with Griffeye and Teel Technologies to offer greater industry insight and to help webinar attendees get the most out of their tools.

Here’s a quick overview of all the webinars created in 2016. You can find and watch them all on our Recorded Webinars Page. Continue reading A Round-Up Of The Rich Library Of Webinars Magnet Forensics Offered In 2016

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Oxygen Forensics Expands Capabilities With SIM Card Data Extraction Feature

Oxygen Forensics, the worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, announced today that it has expanded the number of sources from which it gathers vital evidence by adding data extraction from SIM cards.

The new SIM card extraction module is available immediately to all users of Oxygen Forensics’ all-in-one solution, Oxygen Forensic Detective, at no additional charge. Continue reading Oxygen Forensics Expands Capabilities With SIM Card Data Extraction Feature

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Who Is Spying On Android Users, And Why?

by ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.

If you’ve been following the news, you may already know about the many cases where companies, big and small, were caught spying on their users. It might appear that just about everyone making a phone or an app is after your personal information. In this article we’ll try to figure out who collects your personal data, why they do it and what they do with the data they collect…

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