Magnet REVIEW is a collaborative digital forensic review platform. It allows non-technical investigators to remotely and securely access and examine digital evidence such as photos, chat logs and documents from smartphones and computers in an easy-to-use interface through a web browser.
The highly technical nature of traditional digital forensic tools limits collaboration between digital forensic examiners and non-technical investigators, who have the full context of cases. After digital forensic examiners recover evidence from devices such as smartphones and computers, they traditionally transfer the data onto external media. To review that evidence, investigators must either travel to the agency office or have it delivered to them. It is common for investigators to require additional assistance due to the complexity of the evidence, but collaboration is difficult because case data is stored and reviewed in decentralized silos. These inefficiencies are causing police agencies to lose valuable time and resources, while seeing their pursuit of justice delayed.
Magnet REVIEW will ultimately replace this outdated model.
After implementing Magnet REVIEW, the chief technology officer of London’s Metropolitan Police Service, said the tool would allow the Met’s digital forensic review process to undergo “a paradigm shift.”
Magnet REVIEW allows investigators to review securely stored evidence and collaborate on cases with examiners in the digital forensic lab from anywhere at any time. Investigators can quickly identify and report on the evidence that matters most while maintaining its forensic integrity. They can also search for evidence by key word or date and tag and comment on relevant evidence to help guide the efforts of digital forensic examiners. Magnet REVIEW can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises.
With Magnet REVIEW, police agencies can expect to complete digital investigations faster. Police agencies will be able to build trust with the public by returning devices at a quicker rate. They will also significantly reduce costs, lower the risk of data corruption and benefit from increased data security and compliance, with auditable logs on the platform’s use.
