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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

Interview With Jade Promhouse, Software Tester, Magnet Forensics

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your role at Magnet Forensics. My name is Jade Promhouse and I’m a software tester on the development team. I joined Magnet Forensics full time in 2016 after completing my degree in

Jade Promhouse, Software Tester, Magnet Forensics

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your role at Magnet Forensics. My name is Jade Promhouse and I’m a software tester on the development team. I joined Magnet Forensics full time in 2016 after completing my degree in

Practical Forensic Imaging by Bruce Nikkel

Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Any book that begins with a foreword by Eoghan Casey is almost guaranteed to be a vital and immensely useful read in the field of digital forensics, and Practical Forensic Imaging is no

Practical Forensic Imaging

by Bruce Nikkel Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Any book that begins with a foreword by Eoghan Casey is almost guaranteed to be a vital and immensely useful read in the field of digital forensics, and Practical Forensic

Interview With John Patzakis, Executive Chairman, X1 Discovery

John, you're Executive Chairman at X1 Discovery. Tell us a bit about your role – what does a day in your life look like? This is an exciting time in the eDiscovery and computer forensics field, given all the legal

John Patzakis, Executive Chairman, X1 Discovery

John, you're Executive Chairman at X1 Discovery. Tell us a bit about your role – what does a day in your life look like? This is an exciting time in the eDiscovery and computer forensics field, given all the legal

Windows 10 PE for Digital Forensics

by Robin Brocks, IT Forensic Expert and Incident Responder Only a few years ago, it was a real pain creating a portable Windows on CD/ DVD or thumb drive, because the Operating System was not prepared to run on those

A Round-Up Of The Rich Library Of Webinars Magnet Forensics Offered In 2016

In 2016, Magnet Forensics produced eight webinars covering topics like smartphone extraction, analyzing evidence in child exploitation cases, and Android Marshmallow forensics. One webinar in particular provided a deep dive into our artifact creation tools – Magnet AXIOM’s Custom Artifacts

Windows 10 PE for Digital Forensics

by Robin Brocks, IT Forensic Expert and Incident Responder Only a few years ago, it was a real pain creating a portable Windows on CD/ DVD or thumb drive, because the Operating System was not prepared to run on those

Belkasoft Marks A Successful 2016

To mark a very successful year for the company, CEO Yuri Gubanov presents a recap of the articles, product releases, events and more which have defined Belkasoft in 2016. Articles A series of articles on SSD and eMMC forensics, covering

Who Is Spying On Android Users, And Why?

by ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. If you’ve been following the news, you may already know about the many cases where companies, big and small, were caught spying on their users. It might appear that just about everyone making a phone or

Murder squad sought Amazon Echo data

US police investigating a murder have tussled with Amazon over access to data gathered by one of its Echo speakers. The voice-controlled device was found near to a hot tub where the victim was found dead amid signs of a

Webinar: Sneak Peek Into Belkasoft Evidence Center v.8.3

A recording of the webinar “Sneak Peek Into Belkasoft Evidence Center v.8.3” 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.

Sneak Peek Into Belkasoft Evidence Center v.8.3

Presenter: Yuri Gubanov, CEO, Belkasoft Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.Yuri Gubanov: Hello everyone, My name is Yuri Gubanov, I am from company called Belkasoft, and today I’d like