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22nd October 2026

Cellebrite Genesis vs. ChatGPT: Why You Need Purpose-Built Investigative AI
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What sets purpose-built investigative AI apart from general-purpose LLMs? Discover how Cellebrite Genesis helps investigators analyze digital evidence with traceable findings, warrant-bound search, and secure data handling....

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Forensic Focus Digest, 23 Oct 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, 23 Oct 2026

23rd October 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus: explore WMI permanent event subscription persistence with Vitalii, see how MD-RED v4 handles AI-powered mobile forensic analysis, hear how user feedback shapes new features in Amped FIVE, and more....read more

Amped Podcast Episode 4 – User Needs, Forensic Minds: How New Features Are Born

Amped Podcast Episode 4 – User Needs, Forensic Minds: How New Features Are Born

22nd October 2026

Sam Abbot, Emi Polito and Andrea Frisina go behind the scenes to show how your feedback becomes new features in Amped FIVE, Replay, Authenticate and DVRConv, and why forensic soundness always comes first....read more

MD-RED v4: AI-Powered Mobile Forensic Analysis, From Raw Evidence To Case Insight

MD-RED v4: AI-Powered Mobile Forensic Analysis, From Raw Evidence To Case Insight

22nd October 2026

See how MD-RED v4 handles growing evidence volumes with AI-based media analysis, malware scanning, CDR correlation and PC messenger data in one workflow....read more

MOBILedit Forensic Express From Compelson

MOBILedit Forensic Express is a mobile forensic solution from Compelson, who have been in the digital forensics market since 1996. In 2013 Forensic Express was created, and it’s now their most popular application due to its ability to quickly check

Cellebrite Plays Key Role In Defining Global Standard For Digital Forensics Info

World leader in digital intelligence is contributing knowledge and expertise to establish a global interoperability standard for digital forensics solutions that increase collaboration and information sharing.Cellebrite the leading provider of digital intelligence solutions, today announced details about the company’s leading

Memory Dump Formats

As in other storage devices, volatile memory also has several formats. According to the acquisition method that is in use, the captured file format can be vary. According to (Ligh et al, 2018) the most commonly used memory dump formats

Memory Dump Formats

by Chirath De Alwis As in other storage devices, volatile memory also has several formats. According to the acquisition method that is in use, the captured file format can be vary. According to (Ligh et al, 2018) the most commonly

Now Open – Register For The Magnet User Summit Series 2018

The Magnet User Summit Series is back, and it’s coming to more cities this year! We’re bringing news, hands-on learning, and our observations on industry issues to Las Vegas, US; London, England; Paris, France; and Dusseldorf, Germany. Visit the Magnet

Harlan Carvey, Director Of Intelligence Integration, Nuix

Harlan, tell us about your job role and your background. My title at Nuix is “Director, Intelligence Integration”. What this means is that my role is to help our own team, as well as clients, look for ways to incorporate

How To Ingest Images From Various Tools And Acquisition Methods

Credible. Verifiable. Repeatable. Magnet Forensics Founder and CTO, Jad Saliba, and Jamie McQuaid, our Forensics Consultant, have made it clear how fundamental these elements are to an investigation. They both insist that a tool box approach is the only “right”

Barbara Guttman, Software Quality Group Manager, NIST

Barbara, tell us a bit about yourself. What's your role, and what does a typical day in your life look like? As the Manager of the Software Quality Group, I work on 3 major projects including digital forensics, software assurance

Tod Ewasko, Director Of Product Management, AccessData

Tod, you have recently moved into the role of Director of Product Management and Development at AccessData. Congratulations! Can you tell us a little more about your role and what your day to day job is like? Yes, thank you.

Detection Of Backdating The System Clock In MacOS

by Oleg Skulkin & Igor Mikhaylov Recently we received a good question from one of our DFIR mates: “How can one detect backdating of the system clock forensicating macOS?”. This is a really good question, at least for us, so