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26th October 2026

Genesis Momentum Powers Cellebrite’s Autumn Release: More Evidence, Deeper Insight, Broader Access For Investigations

Cellebrite’s Autumn 2026 Release introduces enhanced agentic AI-powered investigations with Genesis, expanded device access and new capabilities to help teams uncover critical evidence faster....

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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

Articles

Cellebrite Genesis vs. ChatGPT: Why You Need Purpose-Built Investigative AI

22nd October 2026

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....read more

Videos

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

Beyond Keywords: Is Keyword Search Becoming Obsolete In The New Age Of Forensic Digital Investigation?

12th May 202011th March 2016

by James Billingsley Keyword searching is the primary tool investigators use to identify relevant evidence in a data set. However, poorly chosen keywords can miss important items or return too many irrelevant results. As data volumes grow, investigators must find

DFRWS EU 2016 – Lausanne 29th – 31st March

8th November 202410th March 2016

From the 29th to the 31st of March 2016, Forensic Focus will be attending the European Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS EU) in Lausanne, Switzerland. If there are any topics you’d particularly like us to cover, or any speakers you

BlackLight 2016 R1 – The Examiner’s Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android Solution

25th May 20209th March 2016

BlackLight 2016 R1 represents much more than new features and bug fixes. Our vision for BlackLight has always been a cost-effective forensic solution for law enforcement that just works. A solution that:– Analyzes 90% of your caseload (Windows, Mac, iPhone

Peering Through The Cloud

25th May 20209th March 2016

by Shahaf Rozanski With there now being more mobile phones on the planet than people and smartphones set to achieve saturation in just 10 years, unlocking the data held on them has increasingly needed to be used as vital evidence

Interview with Syed Naqvi, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Forensics, Birm

25th May 20202nd March 2016

Syed, you're a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Forensics at Birmingham City University. Tell us a bit about your role: what does a typical day look like for you? The role of a university academic has tremendously grown in

Syed Naqvi, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Forensics, Birmingham City University

19th May 20202nd March 2016

Launching The New MSAB Ecosystem

25th May 202029th February 2016

MSAB have just launched a brand new Ecosystem to reflect the coming evolution of their digital forensic products, platforms and services. Over the next few months MSAB will be launching an exciting new range of solutions to meet the future

Call for participants: Survey of digital forensic investigation professionals

25th May 202024th February 2016

Enter a draw to win £300/€400 by sharing your perspective! Spend five minutes answering seven quick questions on your preferred investigative methodologies and be entered in a prize draw to win one of two £300/€400 Mastercard giftcards. You will also

Cellebrite’s UFED Cloud Analyzer Product Review

25th May 202022nd February 2016

Reviewer: Neil Beet, Blue Lights Digital The Cellebrite UFED Series has been our mobile device forensics product of choice over the past few years, both in the law enforcement environments we previously operated in, and now at Blue Lights Digital

Cellebrite’s UFED Cloud Analyzer Product Review

19th May 202022nd February 2016

Reviewer: Neil Beet, Blue Lights Digital Introduction The Cellebrite UFED Series has been our mobile device forensics product of choice over the past few years, both in the law enforcement environments we previously operated in, and now at Blue Lights

Apple challenges ‘chilling’ demand to decrypt San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

25th May 202017th February 2016

Apple has hit back after a US federal magistrate ordered the company to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, with chief executive Tim Cook describing the demand as “chilling”. The court order focuses

SC Congress London – Recap

25th May 202016th February 2016

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the SC Congress, held in London on the 10th of February 2016. The day began with a panel discussion of EU data protection legislation, and what businesses need

SC Congress London – Recap

19th May 202016th February 2016

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the SC Congress, held in London on the 10th of February 2016. Conference Highlights The day began with a panel discussion of EU data protection legislation, and what

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

25th May 202015th February 2016

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members give their advice on investigating the contents of a DVR security camera system. Do you use password breakers in your investigations? Forum members discuss magnetic

Using Large Dictionaries for Password Cracking in a Network Environment

25th May 202011th February 2016

Passware has recently released a new version of its flagship product – Passware Kit Forensic 2016.1, which supports shared dictionaries. What does this mean for corporations and forensic investigators? Large custom wordlists and even memory image files can be used