Glossary term
Magnet AXIOM
Magnet AXIOM is a digital forensics platform produced by Magnet Forensics in Waterloo, Ontario, used for cross-device acquisition and analysis covering computer, mobile, and cloud sources.
Magnet AXIOM emerged in the 2010s and quickly became one of the most widely used forensic platforms across North America. The tool's strength is breadth: a single platform processes Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and cloud-source evidence.
AXIOM Cyber adds advanced cloud collection covering Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, AWS, Slack, Teams, and Salesforce. It is one of the standard tools for cloud forensics and incident response collection work.
For Canadian counsel, Magnet's Waterloo headquarters carries some institutional weight, although tool selection in any matter depends on the source media and the analytical question rather than vendor geography.
We use Magnet AXIOM and AXIOM Cyber alongside Cellebrite, EnCase, and X-Ways. Tool choice is documented in every examiner report.