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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

Oxygen Forensics Offers Enterprise License

Oxygen Forensics, the worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, announced today Oxygen Forensic Detective Enterprise license which allows users in different locations or departments to access specific cases that utilize

Interview With Yuri Gubanov, CEO, Belkasoft

Check why the interview with Yuri Gubanov, CEO of Belkasoft, is special and also find a secret deal inside Yuri's talk! Yuri, you told me that this interview is a bit unusual, what did you mean? To be honest, I

New Webinar! Forensic Examination of Privacy-Focused Mobile Chat Apps

On Dec. 14, Tayfun Uzun, Product Manager at Magnet Forensics, will lead a new webinar to help examiners work around the challenges of the most popular chat applications. Forensic Examination of Privacy-Focused Mobile Chat AppsWhen: Wednesday, December 14, 2016; 11

Exploring Two-Factor Authentication

In this article we’ll discuss the differences between implementations of two-factor authentication in popular mobile platforms. We’ll research how two-factor authentication is implemented in Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile, and discuss usability and security implications of each implementation.What Is

Attributing A Third Party To A Recovered (Deleted) IOS SMS Message

by Paul Sanderson In a recent forensic case involving recovered deleted sms messages from an sms.db file on an IOS mobile device none of the mainstream mobile phone forensic software made the link between sender and recipient for the recovered

Interview With Yuri Gubanov, CEO, Belkasoft

Check why the interview with Yuri Gubanov, CEO of Belkasoft, is special and also find a secret deal inside Yuri’s talk! Yuri, you told me that this interview is a bit unusual, what did you mean? To be honest, I

New Version 7.2 of XRY Released

Released this week, this latest version of XRY supports 20,128 mobile forensics profiles, including 1352 different apps, to make sure you stay ahead. You will also find new features added to XAMN Spotlight v1.3. Highlights in XRY v7.2: »» Enhanced

The Top Five New Features in Magnet AXIOM 1.0.8

File System Keyword Search, iTunes 10.1.1 Backup Decryption Torrent Artifact Support, and more The newest version of Magnet AXIOM has just been released. AXIOM 1.0.8 adds important new features for digital forensics examiners and investigators. We wanted to highlight some

BlackBag’s CoreStorage Workshop Receives Highest Ranking

In September 2016, BlackBag® Technologies attended DataExpert’s annual Digital Experience conference. The event provided knowledge, tools, and networking in the fields of Digital Forensics, Crime Analysis, Cybercrime, Incident Response and/or Data Intelligence and Analysis. DataExpert strives to provide a high

AccessData Releases New Versions Of AD eDiscovery®, FTK® And AD Lab

AccessData announced the simultaneous releases of AD eDiscovery® 6.1 and FTK® 6.1, as well as AD Lab 6.1, the company’s solution for large agencies with extensive, data-intensive caseloads. These releases feature enhanced data collection, improved automation and a 68 percent

Oxygen Forensics Adds Passcode Brute Force For Windows Phone Devices

Oxygen Forensics releases a maintenance version of Oxygen Forensic® Detective. Version 9.0.3 allows to brute force a passcode for any Windows Phone 8 device from its physical dump. The found passcode is displayed in the Device information section and in

Belkasoft Opens Forensic Services Department

Belkasoft is happy to announce opening of its brand new Forensic Services department. Our specialists are former Police Investigators with huge experience of working on criminal cases involving all types of digital devices. With powerful Belkasoft Evidence Center at their