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I wanted to share some initial research I did over the rainy long weekend. I recently got access to a MacBook Pro with the M1 chip and so naturally I wanted to take a look at how running iOS apps natively on macOS works, where the app data ends up on the HDD, and of […]
I decided to have a look at the ABTraceTogether contract tracing app released by the Alberta Government today (May 1 2020) and blog about my findings. There’s potential for conspiracy theories and disinformation to run rampant for an app like this, so I wanted to have a look for myself and see how it actually […]
I decided to write an article about Git and Github. Why? I’ve been exposed to Git a lot since I started working for a software company. Now, I’m wishing I could go back in time and have used it a lot more… even for projects I had no intention of ever releasing to the public […]
I wanted to blog about a subject that’s come up in a number of converations recently- that is the idea of spicing up web reports spit out by scripts by making use of UI frameworks (which are generally free but may also have paid options if things get serious!). Like many examiners, I had some […]
I know it’s been ages since I’ve posted! I have been settling in with Magnet Forensics and have to say – it’s been an incredible experience so far. I continue to be amazed and inspired by the dedication and skill of the folks who work tirelessly to make Magnet AXIOM and countless other products the […]
Update 2021/08/22: Thanks to a tip from a reader, it was brought to my attention that PPV iOS made some pretty big changes in a recent update (early August 2021 – version 11.9). In reading the release notes, as well as doing some of my own tests, I’ve discovered some stuff and wanted to touch […]
There’s been a lot of buzz about RDP vulnerabilities of late, and one tweet in particular publicly shamed companies who in 2019 were still using port forwarding to remotely access machines on their corporate LANs. I thought, they’re talking about companies, not regular joes. But the tweet stuck with me and eventually motivated me to […]
I’ve had a number of people asking for a walkthrough on this process so thought I’d make it into this week’s blog entry. It’s not a particularly technical process and I’m the first to admit doesn’t adhere to strict forensic fundamentals either. I recognize this and agree! This approach is certainly one of the last […]
I decided to start writing this series to document my work on forensicBlend, a project I previewed on Twitter yesterday that takes device logs and translates them into a modern report format that can be searched, filtered, and exported. One of my fundamental design goals is to provide a high level of extensibility and allow […]
I don’t think anyone in the Digital Forensics world would dispute that Python is the most used language in forensic programming today. In fact, many of its more fanatical followers frequently remind us of its ostensibly long list of superior characteristics. To the extent I think sometimes people might forget that there exists other programming […]
