Author: BlackBag Training Team

In a recent blog entry we highlighted BlackLight's ability to parse and display Volume Shadow Copies (VSCs), one of several new Windows analysis features in...

In working with various Law Enforcement agencies, we have recently learned of investigators having issues acquiring certain LG smartphone models. A specific LG driver is...

BlackLight 2016 R1 includes many powerful new features to assist in conducting MS Windows system examinations. These features can have a crucial impact on digital...

As part of out newest 2016 R1 release, BlackLight now has support for performing Windows memory analysis. In light of this arguably underutilized type of...

Users who own devices that are unlocked from a carrier are able to change SIM cards from carrier to carrier. There are several ways in...

BlackLight parses out dates and times of iMessages and SMS messages, showing each message’s date sent, and perhaps date read and/or date delivered, depending on...

As has been previously noted, the BlackBag blog team is composed of several ex-law enforcement professionals with a dedication to sharing their knowledge with fellow...

FileVault is Apple’s "Full Disk Encryption" utility. When enabled, the contents of the entire HFS+ (Mac OS X) volume is encrypted with 256-bit encryption. The...

With Apple integrating numerous services between iOS and OS X devices, knowing that a user has an iCloud account can be invaluable in an investigation....

Shellbags are a set of registry keys that provide retention functionality with regards to Windows Explorer and a system user's activity. Shellbags essentially record when a...