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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Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools

Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools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

Avoiding Burnout At The Digital Forensics Coalface

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Automatic Classification Of CVE Items And Cyber Security Articles

Tianyi Wang: Hi, I’m Tianyi Wang from the university of Hong Kong. Today I’m presenting my extended abstract automatic classification upon CVE entries and cyber security articles.  Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) is a famous cyber security vulnerability database, often

Advanced Forensic Recovery And Analysis Of MySQL Data In Deleted State

Johann Polewczyk:Welcome, with my colleagues from the University of Lausanne, we will present some advanced recovery and forensic analysis of MySQL data in digital states. So databases in general are widely used by organizations to store information that could be

Joshua Smith, Training Instructor, Oxygen Forensics

Joshua, you recently transitioned from a U.S. Army career to the private sector. Tell us a little more about what first drew you to digital forensics. I got started in digital forensics in 2007, while working as a Special Agent

Register For Webinar: Binalyze AIR v1.8.0 Release Highlights

Rapid detection and incident response needs to be based on automation and speed. While being in the DFIR market for more than a decade, Binalyze encountered how time is crucial when a data breach occurs because the faster you are

Nuix Appoints Abdeslam Afras To Lead Company Strategy In Investigations

On August 4, Nuix announced the recruitment of investigations software industry veteran Abdeslam Afras to lead its worldwide strategy in digital forensics and incident response. Nuix appointed Afras Executive Vice President of Investigations, based in the company’s Frankfurt, Germany office.

Big Game Hunting From A Forensic Point Of View

Oleg Skulkin: Hello everyone. Welcome to Magnet Virtual Summit. My name is Oleg Skulkin. I am a Senior Digital Forensic Analyst at Group-IB. And today we are going to talk about big game hunting again, this time from a forensic

Warren Kruse, Vice President of Cyber Investigations, Consilio

Warren, tell us about your role. I am Vice President of Cyber Investigations for Consilio, a global Legal Consulting and Services company.  I assist clients of all sizes dealing with data forensics, electronic discovery and cyber review challenges. What are

Grayshift INSIGHTS – Quarterly Virtual Update – Aug 31st

For the 3rd time this year, we’ll be showcasing exciting new GrayKey capabilities! Mobile digital forensics is critical to the success of law enforcement agencies in investigating and solving today’s criminal investigations. Mobile devices provide a wealth of digital evidence.