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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

Job Vacancy: Account Executive (Federal) – Washington, DC

Position DescriptionBlackBag Technologies, a leading data forensics company, is seeking a Senior Account Executive to support our growing customer base. You will be responsible for the generation of new sales opportunities for our digital forensic software products within the U.S.

David Spreadborough, International Trainer, Amped Software

David, can you tell us a bit about your role and what it involves? I’m the international trainer for Amped Software. First of all, Amped Software is a digital image and video company and everything that we do has a

Job Vacancy: Sales Engineer – Europe, The Middle East And Africa

Position Description BlackBag Technologies, a leading data forensics company, is seeking a Sales Engineer to support our growing customer base. This position will work across all forensic software products to offer in-depth technical support for both new and existing customers.

Job Vacancy: Inside Sales Representative – San Jose, CA

Position Description BlackBag Technologies, a leading data forensics company, is seeking an Inside Sales Representative to support our growing customer base. You will be responsible for executing on new inbound sales opportunities for our digital forensic software products. Candidates should

Interview With Sabidur Rahman, PhD Student, University of California

Sabidur, tell us a bit about yourself. What's your background, and what are you currently working on? I am a PhD student at University of California, Davis. I have competed my BS from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Sabidur Rahman, PhD Student, University of California

Sabidur, tell us a bit about yourself. What's your background, and what are you currently working on? I am a PhD student at University of California, Davis. I have competed my BS from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

How Do Criminals Communicate Online?

Flashpoint, a business intelligence agency specialising in the deep and dark web, recently published a report on the economy of criminal networks online. The report looks not only at where criminals go to communicate on the internet, but also how

How Do Criminals Communicate Online?

Flashpoint, a business intelligence agency specialising in the deep and dark web, recently published a report on the economy of criminal networks online. The report looks not only at where criminals go to communicate on the internet, but also how

Oxygen Forensic Detective Helps Prove Guilt in Underage Sex Civil Case

Oxygen Forensics, a worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, was recently used by a private investigator during a civil case that was the aftermath of a sexting/underage sex case investigation

MSAB Announces XAMN Spotlight 2.0

MSAB, a global leader in forensic technology for mobile device examination, today announced XAMN Spotlight 2.0, a product designed with the needs of the modern investigator in mind. XAMN Spotlight 2.0 is built for finding and analyzing data faster, more

Introducing Magnet.AI: Putting Machine Learning to Work for Forensics

Child exploitation investigations often involve luring (also known as grooming): the process by which a child predator gains their victim’s trust. Because this happens a lot over chat apps (and chat features within, for example, gaming apps), you might find

Magnet Forensics Releases Magnet AXIOM 1.1 For Powerful Digital Forensics

Now Available – New AI Technology for Chat Classification, Full Disk Encryption Support, and More Magnet Forensics, a global leader in developing forensic software for smartphone and computer examinations, today launched Magnet AXIOM 1.1, a robust update to its flagship

A Survey On Data Carving In Digital Forensics

by Nadeem Alherbawi*, Zarina Shukur & Rossilawati Sulaiman; Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Data carving is a very important topic in digital investigation and computer forensics. And for that reason research is needed to focus on

A Survey On Data Carving In Digital Forensics

by Nadeem Alherbawi*, Zarina Shukur & Rossilawati Sulaiman; Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Abstract Data carving is a very important topic in digital investigation and computer forensics. And for that reason research is needed to focus