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15th October 2026

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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Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools

Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools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

Grayshift INSIGHTS – April 28 – Registration Open

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. However, obtaining access to this critical evidence can be daunting – especially when

HancomWITH: 2021 1Q MD-Series Release Note Highlights

Here are the major new features of HancomWITH’s MD-Series released in 1Q 2021. For further information please download this PDF file. MD-NEXT v1.89.13 – v1.89.18 iOS Full Filesystem​(Checkm8) – Improved and supports iPhone 6 (iOS 12.X), version: iOS ~14.5. MTP

Register Now for the Amped User Days 2021 in April

We’re excited to once again bring you Amped User Days 2021. This free virtual event is taking place from April 20-22, 2021 with a rich panel of speakers from Amped Software and experts from the industry. Register today and join us! REGISTER NOW 

The State of Contemporary Digital Investigations – Part 1

Written By: Scott Johnson Digital investigations have undergone a geometric progression of complexity since my first fledgling technology investigations during the 90s. In those early years, a competent digital forensics professional only needed to know how to secure, acquire and

Released from MSAB : XRY 9.4, XAMN 6.0 and XEC 6.3

Detect suspicious data and speed up operations using the new rapid hash alerts, easily identify connected persons and generate new custom reports. We are delighted to officially announce the new versions of XRY, XAMN and XEC. These represent a substantial

Video: Overview of Nuix 2021 Global Regulator Report

Nuix engaged Ari Kaplan Advisors to interview 31 regulators in 18 countries during 2020. The Nuix 2021 Global Regulator Report takes the learnings from those interviews and highlights best practices, technology protocols, agency enforcement strategies, and data sharing preferences in

Released from Binalyze: AIR v1.7.35 brings innovations in DFIR with the new features set

On Thursday, 1st April, Binalyze introduced the new AIR product release that featured below listed main highlights:      Endpoint Isolation     Linux Support     SFTP Evidence Repository     Compression & Encryption     Policy Support Endpoint Isolation Currently in the DFIR world, when something suspicious is found during the investigation,

What’s Happening At Techno Security Myrtle Beach: June 6th-9th, 2021

In 2020, as workplaces and schools worldwide shut down to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, many professional conferences followed suit. Some promoted professional development via webinars; others kept a three- to five-day format, but went entirely

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part IX

This is the third part of “How to deal with Structured Data”. In case you missed it, the previous part is here. Picking up from where we left off… Step 3 Now that we have our formatted text files, there

Expanding GrayKey With Exynos Support For Android

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. However, obtaining access to this critical evidence can be daunting – especially when

Introduction To MD-VIDEO: How To Recover Files And Frames

Do you have trouble finding meaningful videos or frames in evidence cases? Watch the video, and find how MD-VIDEO recovers damaged files and frames. Find out: – How to recover files– How to recover frames– Create a video with recovered