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Unmasked: Early Intelligence Should Not Be Manual

12th August 2026

Turn partial school badges into actionable leads with S21 School Badge Lookup v2.0, fast offline image intelligence built for CSAM and ICAC investigations worldwide.

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 12 2026

12th August 2026

Read the latest DFIR news – NIST’s new ArtCat digital forensics catalog, Kohberger case methodology, Android intrusion log analysis, offline AI with BelkaGPT, and more.

Forensic Focus Digest, August 07 2026

7th August 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – trace eight years of innovation with Atola TaskForce, explore how BelkaGPT brings offline AI to digital investigations, learn why the first 60 minutes with digital evidence matter, and more.

Unmasked: Exposure Is A Workflow Choice

5th August 2026

Reduce unnecessary investigator exposure without changing your workflow: S21 AI Describe v2.0 delivers fast, accurate, structured image and video-frame descriptions entirely offline – available standalone or within S21 VisionX.

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 05 2026

5th August 2026

Read the latest DFIR news – Android 16 intrusion logging, forensic observability for network devices, mental health support gaps for investigators, GrapheneOS duress passwords, privacy app artifacts, and more.

From Backlogs To Breakthroughs: How The Metropolitan Police Service Triaged 6,000 Devices

4th August 2026

See how the Metropolitan Police Service used ADF Pro to triage thousands of devices, accelerate investigations, reduce forensic backlogs, and deliver actionable intelligence on the same day as a search warrant.

How To Perform Targeted Mobile Extraction In ADF Pro

3rd August 2026

See how Targeted Mobile Extraction and Collect Files in ADF Pro help investigators stay within warrant or consent scope while acquiring only the mobile data that matters.

Magnet Forensics Invites You To Share Your Thoughts On The Current State Of Enterprise DFIR

30th July 2026

Help shape the future of enterprise DFIR by sharing your insights in Magnet Forensics’ annual survey by August 31, 2026, and receive early access to the findings – plus a chance to win one of two $500 Amazon gift cards.

Deepfakes Are Now An Investigative Risk – Unmasked: Authenticity Must Be Assessed

29th July 2026

Deepfakes can waste critical investigative time, but S21 Deepfake Detector helps teams assess images and video frames for synthetic or manipulated content quickly, securely, and entirely offline.

Digital Forensics Round-Up, July 29 2026

29th July 2026

Read the latest DFIR news – Go malware memory forensics, new iOS notification and Biome artifacts, AI assistant forensic traces, ALEAPP browser updates, and more.

Passware Kit 2026 v3: BitLocker PIN Recovery For TPM-Protected Devices

27th July 2026

Passware Kit 2026 v3 is here with BitLocker PIN recovery for TPM-protected devices via Magic Drive, expanded file support, enhanced hashcat rules, usability upgrades, and native Apple silicon support in beta.

Forensic Focus Digest, July 24 2026

24th July 2026

Explore the impact of cumulative trauma on digital forensic investigators, faster triage with ADF Pro, feature-phone recovery using MSAB XRY Pro, and Katelyn Rogers’ Chip ID Framework and SpecTacular.

Digital Forensics Round-Up, July 22 2026

22nd July 2026

Read the latest DFIR news – SQLite tips for mobile analysts, serverless forensics, Signal database decoding, AI image detection in iLEAPP and ALEAPP, Linux timeline tooling, macOS triage updates, and more.

Want To Put An End To Manual Transcribing? Watch S21 Transcriber v2.0 In Action

16th July 2026

How many investigative hours could your team save with S21 Transcriber v2.0, turning spoken evidence into searchable, reviewable intelligence in seconds?

Forensic Focus Briefs National Policing and Forensic Bodies on Investigator Well-Being

15th July 2026

Evidence from the Forensic Focus International Well-Being Study has been formally submitted to Parliament and to the national bodies responsible for policing standards, practitioner welfare and forensic quality in the UK. Here’s who we’ve briefed, what we’re asking for, and

The End Of Manual Transcription Starts Here

14th July 202614th July 2026

Spend less time manually reviewing audio and video evidence with S21 Transcriber v2.0 – an offline, rapid and accurate way to turn spoken material into searchable, structured intelligence.

Still Reviewing CCTV The Slow Way? See S21 CCTV v2.0 In Action

9th July 2026

What could your team achieve if 143 hours of CCTV footage could be reviewed in just 15 minutes? Discover S21 CCTV v2.0 — offline, rapid and AI-powered video review built for frontline investigators.