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27th October 2026

Agentic AI For Digital Investigations: Matt Goeckel Introduces Cellebrite Genesis
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Cellebrite’s Matt Goeckel joins the Forensic Focus Podcast to talk about Genesis, an AI tool that lets investigators ask questions of their evidence, decode raw databases and stay within the scope of a warrant, while examiners stay in control....

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End-To-End Digital Investigations: From First Access To Final Verdict

End-To-End Digital Investigations: From First Access To Final Verdict

27th October 2026

Discover how Magnet Forensics’ integrated platform, from Graykey and Axiom to Automate, Review and Verify, helps agencies cut backlogs, collaborate in real time and build defensible cases from first access to final verdict....read more

Magnet Forensics Launches Magnet AI Research Lab To Provide Peer-Backed Evidence To The Community

Magnet Forensics Launches Magnet AI Research Lab To Provide Peer-Backed Evidence To The Community

27th October 2026

Can AI outperform human examiners in digital forensics? Magnet Forensics launches its AI Research Lab with a peer-reviewed study revealing compelling findings on the accuracy and reliability of AI-driven media authentication....read more

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

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

26th October 2026

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....read more

HddSurgery Tools For Seagate Ramp Hard Drives

In our previous article we have shown video guides for using our head replacement tools for Seagate css hard drives. In this article we will present our head swap tools for Seagate hard drives which parks their heads on the

Review: Practical Mobile Forensics

Considering that there are separate books – indeed, whole genres – devoted to Android and iOS forensics specifically, writing a single tome that covers mobile forensics in a meaningful way is an ambitious task. Not to be put off by

Practical Mobile Forensics

Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Considering that there are separate books – indeed, whole genres – devoted to Android and iOS forensics specifically, writing a single tome that covers mobile forensics in a meaningful way is an ambitious

Head Swap On Seagate Css Hard Drives

After the first head replacement tool made for Maxtor hard drives got top grades, HddSurgery continued researching and developing products for head swap operations on hard drives. After years of developing and innovating, we are proud to know that our

Interview with Joe Giordano, Professor of Practice, Utica College

Joe, can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to teach digital forensics? I am a Professor of Practice at Utica College (Utica, New York) and also serve as the director of two master’s degree programs

Joe Giordano, Professor of Practice, Utica College

Joe, can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to teach digital forensics? I am a Professor of Practice at Utica College (Utica, New York) and also serve as the director of two master’s degree programs

ReclaiMe Has Implemented Drobo Recovery Capability

ReclaiMe Data Recovery Company announced that their ReclaiMe Pro software now is equipped with Drobo recovery algorithms. The recovery techniques used in ReclaiMe Pro allow to recover data from broken Drobo units like Drobo 5N, Drobo 5D, and Drobo FS.Two

Review: Learning Android Forensics

Learning Android Forensics was written by Rohit Tamma and Donnie Tindall, and aims to provide a thorough introduction to the forensic analysis of smartphones running the Android operating system, from the initial setup of a forensic workstation through to analysing

Learning Android Forensics

Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Learning Android Forensics was written by Rohit Tamma and Donnie Tindall, and aims to provide a thorough introduction to the forensic analysis of smartphones running the Android operating system, from the initial setup

Webinar: Indicators of Compromise

A recording of the webinar “Indicators of Compromise: What’s Interesting, What’s Not and What Else Is Needed” 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

Indicators of Compromise: What’s Interesting, What’s Not and What Else Is Needed

Presenters: Brandon Dunlap, Managing Director of Research, Brightfly; Ismael Valenzuela, IR Technical Practice Mgr, Foundstone; Mat Gangwer, Information Security Analyst, Rook Security Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Transcript

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Should university courses include open-source or commercial software, or a mixture of both? Add your thoughts on the forum. Forum members discuss whether it is possible to recover

UK Government Tackles Dark Web With New Cybercrime Unit

The UK government has launched a dedicated cybercrime unit given the task of tackling serious crime rings and the sexual abuse of children online. The Dark Web is a tiny area of the Deep Web – a hidden area of

US Charges Three In Cyberfraud Targeting JPMorgan And Others

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit.