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📣 Introducing the Lumyx Essentials Course, now live!

Whether you're in law enforcement, a DA's office, criminal defense, digital forensics, or civil law, this course was built for you.

Learn how to upload, analyze, and present complex data and location information in one powerful, cohesive presentation — straight from the tool that's changing how legal professionals tell their story in the courtroom.

🎓 7 Modules | 14 Sessions
🧠 Taught by Elizabeth McPherson
🔗 Enroll now: https://learn.hexordia.com/courses/Lumyx-Essentials-Course?utm_campaign=class-listing&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=20260402

Law enforcement has a lot of work to do in a short amount of time, which is why it’s critical to establish processes for digital forensic triage at crime scenes.

Key takeaways from our latest blog:
✅ Why on-scene triage is critical for both evidence preservation and immediate investigative leads
✅ The real-world challenges agencies face when trying to implement it
✅ Practical, flexible approaches to making triage work with existing personnel and tools
✅ Key considerations for building a defensible and effective SOP

Read the full discussion on best practices, SOPs, and the path forward.👇
https://www.hexordia.com/blog/digital-forensics-on-scene-triage-a-best-practice-discussion?utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=20260331

The Magnet Virtual Summit 2026 replays are now available!

Whether you're a seasoned examiner, an incident responder, or a law enforcement leader looking to make the case for better resources, there's a session worth your time.

This year's topics included:

• AI-driven media analysis and investigation workflows
• Cloud infrastructure strategies for forensics teams
• Real-world case studies from high-profile investigations
• Wellness and resilience frameworks for digital forensics professionals
• Mobile evidence, endpoint forensics, and much more

🎬 Watch on demand: https://www.magnetforensics.com/magnet-virtual-summit-2026-replays/

Humans Behind the Keyboards: Elizabeth McPherson! At Hexordia, we sit at the intersection of deep technical research, training, and public service. We believe the people behind our mission are just as fascinating as the data they recover.

Next up in our series is Elizabeth McPherson, our Mobile Exploitation Analyst.

Elizabeth brings serious academic weight to our lab, holding both a Bachelor’s in Cyber Security Engineering and a Master’s in Digital Forensics from George Mason University. Between her degrees and her GASF (Advanced Smartphone Forensics) certification, she’s built a career on deep-dive technical research.

The Mission: Scaling the "Aha!" Moment - For Elizabeth, the work is about more than just data, it’s about impact. While she loves working cases, she finds a unique reward in teaching others how to do the same.

"My favorite part of teaching is when students learn about a tool, methodology, or other piece of knowledge that gives them the 'aha!' moment on how to work through a niche problem they're encountering," she says. By mentoring future examiners, she feels she’s helping solve more cases than any one person could alone.

The Desert Island Tool - True to her technical roots, if she were stranded on a desert island with just one tool, she’d skip the scripts and go straight for ADB (Android Debug Bridge). It’s a powerful, versatile choice for someone who truly understands the inner workings of mobile devices.

Lab Life & Late Nights - What does the research process actually look like? Elizabeth admits that while she aims for a tidy personal desk, her workstation in the Hexordia lab is a different story. She says it quickly becomes a "mad scientist" cable and hardware jungle on a regular basis. Those late-night sessions are strictly fueled by hot tea, decaf coffee, and plenty of popcorn.

Off-the-Clock - When she isn’t navigating a sea of cables or hunting for data, Elizabeth is likely:

⛷️ Hitting the slopes.

📚 Getting lost in a good book or painting.

🎲 Playing board games with friends.

We’re thrilled to bridge the gap between "hard science" and "human curiosity" by having Elizabeth’s expertise and heart for mentorship on the Hexordia team!

Today is all about iOS!

Whether you competed or not, the flags and explanations from the CTF are still a goldmine. Read through them and pick up some techniques you might not have used before.

https://www.hexordia.com/blog/2026-msab-ctf-ios-questions?utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=20260318

Thank you to everyone who participated in the CTF. Let us know what your favorite problems to solve were!

A huge congratulations to everyone who tackled the Android questions in this year's MSAB CTF! Whether you solved them all or hit a wall, the effort you put in is what sharpens your skills.

If you didn't get a chance to compete (or just want to level up your mobile forensics game), read through the Android flags and walkthroughs. https://www.hexordia.com/blog/2026-msab-ctf-android-questions?utm_campaign=blog&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=20260317

Stay tuned. Tomorrow we'll be posting about the iOS questions. 🍎

📱 One week from today, HMFA kicks off. And there are only 5 seats still available!

If mobile forensics is a gap in your skillset, this is the course to close it.

Hexordia's Mobile Forensic Analysis (March 23–27) is a live, hands-on training covering:

🤖 Android & iOS examination techniques
🗄️ SQLite, PLists, and timestamp analysis
🔍 3rd-party app analysis to uncover hidden user activity
🛠️ Practical labs using free, industry-standard open-source tools

This is a course where you’ll work through real device images and extractions with experienced instructors guiding you every step of the way.

Whether you're in law enforcement, corporate investigations, or just building out your DFIR toolkit, understanding mobile methodology can be the difference between a dead end and a breakthrough.

Registration closes soon. https://learn.hexordia.com/courses/Hexordia-Mobile-Forensic-Analysis---MAR-2026?utm_campaign=class-listing&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=20260316

🚩 We saved one of the most interesting categories for last.

Part 4 of our Magnet Virtual Summit 2026 CTF walkthrough is live, and it covers the cipher questions. Decoding, pattern recognition, and thinking outside the box are all part of what makes this category stand out in a CTF.

This wraps up the last of the MVS 2026 walkthrough series. If you're just finding it now, the full walkthrough covering iOS, Android, Mac, and ciphers is all there waiting for you.

Congratulations to all who participated in the CTF and to those reviewing these questions and answers. Your skills are sharper!

Let us know what your favorite question was to work on!

🔗 https://bit.ly/4s2PpW4