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Forensic Focus Digest, 16 Oct 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, 16 Oct 2026

16th October 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus: explore how the City of Johannesburg uses Detego Global to accelerate investigations, see how MD-LIVE takes investigators from first connection to a court-ready report, learn how iVe analyzes vehicle data to reveal driver behavior, and more....read more

Magnet Autokey: Accelerating Your Vehicle Investigations

Magnet Autokey: Accelerating Your Vehicle Investigations

15th October 2026

Jason Miranda and Evan Walker from Magnet Forensics show how Magnet Autokey pulls location history, connected devices and even text messages from encrypted vehicle infotainment systems in under 30 minutes....read more

Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools

Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools

14th October 2026

Digital evidence has evolved, and investigative tools must keep pace - discover how Semantics 21 helps investigators work faster, search smarter and maintain control without compromising professional judgement....read more

AIR From Binalyze

Modern forensic data acquisition in enterprise environments requires constant evaluation of approach, methods, tools and tactics. Multiple different ways of acquiring both logical and physical images from remote sources in corporate environments have been developed throughout the years, from deployment

Register For Webinar: Binalyze AIR-DRONE Integration

Binalyze AIR now comes with DRONE integrated for assisted compromise assessment and threat hunting capabilities, all in one place! During this 1 hour webinar, we will make a full demonstration of Binalyze AIR, including the new DRONE integration which makes

New in Binalyze AIR v1.8.0: Multi-organization support

Binalyze AIR v1.8.0 is now available with multi-organization support. One of the most requested features we received from our customers was the ability to manage multiple organizations from a single AIR console. For enterprise customers, this was important to align

Android App Downgrade in Oxygen Forensic Detective

The Android ADB backup is one of the methods that is used to acquire evidence from unlocked Android devices. However, with this approach, investigators cannot extract applications of the latest version because their data is not included in the backup

Abdeslam Afras, Executive Vice President of Investigations, Nuix

Abdes, many of our readers might recognize your name from AccessData. What brought you to Nuix this year? First, thanks for the opportunity, it’s always great to speak with you and be part of the Forensic Focus community. It’s been

Grayshift Expands Global Presence With New Asia-Pacific Office In Japan

Digital forensics company appoints Jankang Tao as General Manager APJ Region to focus on Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Grayshift, LLC, a leading and trusted provider of mobile device digital forensics, specializing in lawful access and extraction, today announced the