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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

Magnet AXIOM 1.0.9 Brings Improved Reporting and iCloud Backups

Including Parsing iCloud Backups, Sorting in Multi-Artifact View, New Exporting Options, Musical.ly Artifact Support, and More. Customer feedback is essential to maintain the quality of our products. We’ve been able to incorporate customer input on the features they are looking

Webinar: Complex Digital Data Calls for a New Breed of Data Hunters

A recording of the webinar “Complex Digital Data Calls for a New Breed of Data Hunters” is now online and available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar

Complex Digital Data Calls for a New Breed of Data Hunters

Panelists:Carolyn Casey JD, Sr. Director, Industry Relations at AccessData; John Wilson, President at Discovery Squared, LLC; John Grim, Investigative Response Team Lead at Verizon; Jason Britton, IT Technical Engineer at iHeartMedia Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube

Webinar: What’s New In MSAB Kiosk v7.2

The Kiosk v7.2 has recently been released and Gavin McCoy, forensics consultant, will be hosting a 1-hour session on the latest Kiosk updates. In this session, find out how you can better leverage on these features and optimize your output

Mobile Forensics Monkey Wrench: iOS 10.2 and Encryption

by Patrick Siewert, Pro Digital Forensic Consulting It’s not secret to those involved in the study and practice of mobile forensics that Apple likes to throw us curve balls with almost every new iteration of the iOS operating system. It

DFRWS USA 2017 Call for Papers

August 6-9, 2017 in Austin, Texas, USA The DFRWS digital forensics conference brings together leading researchers, developers, practitioners, and educators from around the world to advance the state of the art in digital forensics. Established in 2001, DFRWS has become

Interview With Jamie McQuaid, Forensics Consultant, Magnet Forensics

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your background and your current role at Magnet Forensics. I’m Jamie McQuaid. I’m currently a Forensics Consultant at Magnet Forensics, where I act as a subject matter expert for the organization, helping out

Jamie McQuaid, Forensics Consultant, Magnet Forensics

There are a number of current and upcoming trends on the digital forensics horizon. Here at the beginning of 2017, Forensic Focus was able to connect with Jamie McQuaid, Forensic Consultant at Magnet Forensics (or McMan on the Forensic Focus

Webinar: Streamline Your Digital Investigations

A recording of the webinar “Streamline Your Digital Investigations” is now online and available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.

Streamline Your Digital Investigations

Presenter: Richard Frawley, ADF Solutions Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.So today we’re going to speak about streamlining your digital investigations, we’re going to cover the forensic challenges facing

Webinar: Leveraging Social Media And Cloud Data

A recording of the webinar “Leveraging Social Media And Cloud Data To Accelerate Investigations” is now online and available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.

Leveraging Social Media And Cloud Data To Accelerate Investigations

Presenters: Shahaf Rozanski – Director of Product Management Forensics at Cellebrite, Jim KempVanEe – Director of Digital Forensics at LogicForce Consulting Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.Hello everyone. My

Microsoft staff ‘suffering from PTSD’

Two former Microsoft employees are suing the company for not protecting them from the psychological effects of viewing disturbing material. The two men were left with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after working at the firm, the lawsuit alleged. Their jobs

BlackBag’s BlackLight 2016 R3.1 Is Now Available!

BlackBag® is excited to announce the release of BlackLight®’s newest update, 2016R 3.1. This release features many fixes and improvements, including iOS 10.2 encryption support and an updated EWMounter. Update your software or renew your license! Learn more about the