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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

10 Reasons To Use Belkasoft Evidence Center 2017

Evidence Center 2017 is an all-in-one digital forensic solution by Belkasoft – leading forensic software manufacturer. Why do you need this product in your investigator’s toolset? 1. Belkasoft Evidence Center (BEC) supports both computer and mobile forensics Whether you have

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

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 records of interest.

Review: Advanced FTK Training From AccessData

Reviewed by Azeem – Cyber Security Professional At the end of the three-day, instructor-led AccessData Advanced FTK (Forensic Toolkit) class, students have been exposed to and trained in the effective use of advanced analysis with FTK, FTK Imager, Password Recovery

Advanced FTK Training From AccessData

Reviewed by Azeem – Cyber Security Professional At the end of the three-day, instructor-led AccessData Advanced FTK (Forensic Toolkit) class, students have been exposed to and trained in the effective use of advanced analysis with FTK, FTK Imager, Password Recovery

A Deeper Look at Magnet AXIOM’s Improved Hashing

By Jamie McQuaid, Forensic Consultant at Magnet Forensics One of the most obvious benefits of Magnet AXIOM is the access to the entire file system, as well as the hundreds of artifact types that the Magnet Forensics parsing and carving

Oxygen Forensic® Detective extracts data from the most popular dating app!

Oxygen Forensics releases a maintenance version of Oxygen Forensic® Detective. The new version adds bypassing of the screen lock and complete device image extraction from the new LG Android smartphones and support for 200+ Android OS devices. Oxygen Forensic® Detective

Belkasoft Updates Evidence Center To v.8.2

Belkasoft announces the release of a new version 8.2 of their leading digital forensic software BEC 2017 (Belkasoft Evidence Center). This is a regular update of the company’s flagship suite, containing a number of improvements and bugfixes. Among them are

Magnet Forensics Launches New Training Curriculum and AXIOM Certification

The training team at Magnet Forensics has opened registration for a new AXIOM certification, and unveiled two new courses, launching in 2017: AXIOM Examinations and IEF Examinations. Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner (MCFE) – AXIOM Our newest MCFE certification is now

New Release Available of Leading Media Exploitation Tool: Triage-G2

ADF Solutions, a leading provider of digital forensic and media exploitation tools, has released Triage-G2®, the latest evolution of ADF’s award-winning media exploitation tool. Triage-G2 is deployed by special forces, military and intelligence agencies worldwide and has a proven track

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss how they manage their inventory. Do you have any tips to help giandega acquire a Western Digital 1TB hard disk? Is the date-time counter

Forensic Implications of iOS Lockdown (Pairing) Records

In recent versions of iOS, successful acquisition of a locked device is no longer a given. Multiple protection layers and Apple’s new policy on handling government requests make forensic experts look elsewhere when investigating Apple smartphones. In this publication, we’ll

Forensic Implications of iOS Lockdown (Pairing) Records

by ElcomSoft In recent versions of iOS, successful acquisition of a locked device is no longer a given. Multiple protection layers and Apple’s new policy on handling government requests make forensic experts look elsewhere when investigating Apple smartphones. In this

The Growth of Digital Evidence Backlogs and Making Them a Thing of the Past

By Adam Belsher, CEO Magnet Forensics A recent report by the United Kingdom’s police oversight body, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), highlights a key issue that law enforcement agencies across the globe are facing: there is an overwhelming amount

MSAB & BERLA Provide a Game-Changing Solution for Device and Vehicle Forensics

Two Global Industry Leaders Align to Offer Investigators Unparalleled Capabilities for Data Extraction MSAB, a global leader in forensic technology for mobile device examination, and Berla, the global leader in automotive digital forensics and cyber security, today announced a strategic