Forensic Focus

Articles

6th August 2026

The Evolution Of Atola TaskForce: Eight Years Of Non-Stop Innovation

From record-breaking imaging speeds to automated RAID reconstruction and 50 Gbit/s networking, discover how TaskForce evolved over eight years into a comprehensive forensic acquisition platform built to remove investigators’ next bottleneck....

News

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....read more

Webinars

Practical AI In Digital Forensics: Running Offline AI On Your Own Evidence With BelkaGPT

6th August 2026

Discover how investigators can use powerful, forensics-specific AI entirely offline with Belkasoft X, keeping sensitive case data secure while accelerating analysis of images, audio, video, chats, and more....read more

News

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....read more

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.

Ticking A Box, Missing The Person – Reflections From FEE 2026

4th August 2026

What happens when mental health support for digital forensic investigators becomes a tick-box exercise? Paul Gullon-Scott explores the troubling gap between recognising psychological risk and providing the relational, long-term support DFIs actually need.

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.

The First 60 Minutes of Digital Evidence: The Investigator Advantage

30th July 2026

The first 60 minutes on scene often decide the rest of the case – Richard Frawley of ADF Solutions breaks down how to identify, preserve, and triage digital evidence before you leave the property.

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.

Digital Forensics At The Point Of Contact: Closing The Gap Between Detection And Analysis

27th July 2026

Why wait months for digital evidence when answers could start at the point of contact? Discover how Cellebrite Kiosk helps teams move investigations forward faster.

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, July 27 2026

27th July 2026

Explore a selection of the latest DFIR employment opportunities in this week’s Forensic Focus jobs round-up.

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.

Investigating Synology RAID: Reassembly & Logical Imaging With Atola TaskForce 2

23rd July 2026

Reconstruct Synology SHR and SHR-2 automatically, browse evidence before imaging, and acquire only the files you need with Atola TaskForce 2.

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.

Making Media Evidence Searchable: Media Forensics With Belkasoft X

28th July 202622nd July 2026

Turn thousands of photos, recordings, and videos into searchable evidence with Belkasoft X and offline AI-powered BelkaGPT, helping investigators spend less time on manual review and more time on what matters.

Event Recap: Forensics Europe Expo (FEE) 2026

23rd July 202621st July 2026

From smart doorbells and singing toys to deepfakes and forensic digital twins, Forensics Europe Expo 2026 showed just how quickly digital evidence is evolving; read our full recap for key insights from this year’s event.