Author Archives: Forensic Focus

Nuix 7.2 Conquers Search Speed and Scale, Streamlines Workflows for Discovery and Investigation, and Adds More Cloud and Mobile Data. Nuix 7.2 delivers real benefits you can use today while building a platform for the future. Learn more here. Continue reading Nuix Released Version 7.2 Of Its Patented Processing Engine→

BlackBag Technologies is pleased to announce the third major release of BlackLight for 2016. This comprehensive Windows, Android, iPhone/iPad and Mac forensic analysis software just keeps getting better. Update your software now!

BlackLight 2016 R3 i… Continue reading BlackBag’s BlackLight 2016 R3 is Now Available!→

Oxygen Forensics, the worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, announced today Oxygen Forensic Detective Enterprise license which allows users in different locations or departments to access specific cases that utilize Oxygen Forensics products from any computer and/or location.

Oxygen Forensic Detective Enterprise license allows experts to borrow the dongle from the main license if they need to go into the field or do not have an internet connection. After the expert’s task is completed, he/she returns the borrowed license. Experts can easily connect to the server through a local network as well as anywhere on the planet. Continue reading Oxygen Forensics Offers Enterprise License→

Check why the interview with Yuri Gubanov, CEO of Belkasoft, is special and also find a secret deal inside Yuri’s talk!

Yuri, you told me that this interview is a bit unusual, what did you mean?

To be honest, I answered the questions for this Forensi… Continue reading Interview With Yuri Gubanov, CEO, Belkasoft→

On Dec. 14, Tayfun Uzun, Product Manager at Magnet Forensics, will lead a new webinar to help examiners work around the challenges of the most popular chat applications.

Forensic Examination of Privacy-Focused Mobile Chat Apps
When: Wednesday, Decemb… Continue reading New Webinar! Forensic Examination of Privacy-Focused Mobile Chat Apps→

In this article we’ll discuss the differences between implementations of two-factor authentication in popular mobile platforms. We’ll research how two-factor authentication is implemented in Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile, and discuss usability and security implications of each implementation. Continue reading Exploring Two-Factor Authentication→

by Paul Sanderson

In a recent forensic case involving recovered deleted sms messages from an sms.db file on an IOS mobile device none of the mainstream mobile phone forensic software made the link between sender and recipient for the recovered records of interest.

I have been asked a few times recently about obtaining the third party of a deleted IOS SMS message that has been recovered by the Forensic Browser for SQLite. The procedure is simply to create a JOIN between two (or three – there are two ways of establishing the third party) tables and if the data is in the relevant tables then a link is made. Unfortunately when messages are deleted, particularly when entire conversations are deleted, the primary keys on the all-important tables are often overwritten making these joins impossible.

Read More Continue reading Attributing A Third Party To A Recovered (Deleted) IOS SMS Message→

Released this week, this latest version of XRY supports 20,128 mobile forensics profiles, including 1352 different apps, to make sure you stay ahead. You will also find new features added to XAMN Spotlight v1.3. Continue reading New Version 7.2 of XRY Released→

File System Keyword Search, iTunes 10.1.1 Backup Decryption Torrent Artifact Support, and more

The newest version of Magnet AXIOM has just been released. AXIOM 1.0.8 adds important new features for digital forensics examiners and investigators. We wanted to highlight some of the newest additions.

You will often hear the team here at Magnet Forensics talk about how important our customers are and how much we value their feedback. With AXIOM 1.0.8, we’re putting our money where our mouth is, as many of the top new features were added in response to customer requests. Continue reading The Top Five New Features in Magnet AXIOM 1.0.8→

In September 2016, BlackBag® Technologies attended DataExpert’s annual Digital Experience conference. The event provided knowledge, tools, and networking in the fields of Digital Forensics, Crime Analysis, Cybercrime, Incident Response and/or Data Intelligence and Analysis. DataExpert strives to provide a high standard conference by providing the latest technologies and tools, but also pertinent information to help with casework and investigations. Therefore, they have attendees evaluate all presentations and workshops. BlackBag is excited to announce, out of twenty-one presentations and workshops, BlackBag’s workshop received the highest ranking among attendees. Continue reading BlackBag’s CoreStorage Workshop Receives Highest Ranking→