Case Study
Finding More Evidence on Smartphones
Finding More Evidence on Smartphones Magnet AXIOM Overcomes Some of the Most Persistent Forensic Challenges THE CHALLENGE Smartphones are the HTCU’s main source of evidence in 75 percent of the cases it supports, making certain challenges especially profound. These challenges include password protection on encrypted devices; staying informed on new and updated apps and artifacts; and obtaining cloud- or computer-based (from a mobile sync) evidence when the device is unavailable or inaccessible. In addition, investigators find it difficult to discover and analyze all relevant data quickly, and they sometimes spend too much time manually correlating pieces of evidence together. In previous years, this has led to case backlogs. I have used Magnet for several years now and find that i