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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

Susteen Anounces a Major Update to Their Pincode/Passcode Breaker

The Secure View Strike recieves a major update including breaking pattern locks on Androids, additional acquisitions for iOS devices in disabled mode, the ability to acquire data from phones and the ability to acquire pincodes from thousands of prepaid and

British Gas Cyber Attack Leaks Customer Details Online

British Gas has suffered a major security leak after the email addresses and passwords of 2,200 of its customers appeared online on Wednesday evening. The company said in the aftermath that it was confident that the breach had not come

Exclusive Bootloader Method Support for the latest Samsung Devices

With the release of UFED 4.4, Cellebrite announces support for 17,638 device profiles and 1,092 app versions. UFED 4.4 introduces the exclusive bootloader method designed to solve some of investigators’ most challenging problems for unlocking and extracting data from leading

CCFP Snapshot Offers an Inside Look at Cyber Forensics Certification

Developed by (ISC)², a leader in cyber security certification, the Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) certification is for those who have been working in the field and would like to take the next step and apply their cyber forensics expertise

Proof Finder Expands Functionality, Adds Mac OS and Linux Versions

Proof Finder is an advanced investigation and eDiscovery software tool that Nuix released in 2011 as a philanthropic project. Proof Finder gives customers the power to undertake small digital discovery and investigations, and quickly find evidence of issues such as

TalkTalk Hack: Boy, 15, Released On Bail

A 15-year-old boy arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the TalkTalk hacking attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries. The Metropolitan Police, which is investigating the attack, said a County Antrim house was searched on Monday. The

Belkasoft Academic Program: Helping Forensic Education

In year 2015, Belkasoft started an academic program for universities and colleges that teach digital forensics and incident response with special conditions for such institutions, including free licenses of Belkasoft Evidence Center. Belkasoft Evidence Center is an all-in-one forensic solution

Webinar: Conducting Office 365 Investigations

A recording of the webinar “Conducting Office 365 Investigations” 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.

Conducting Office 365 Investigations

Presenters: Owen O’Connor, Vice President of Digital Evidence; Robert Bond, Product Marketing Manager for the Forensic Division at Guidance Software Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Transcript Robert Bond:

SADFE 2015 – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensics Engineering conference, held in Malaga from the 30th of September to the 2nd of October 2015. Conference Highlights The conference began with

What Do Americans Fear Most? Big Brother & Cybercrime

It’s a spooky time of year in the United States — a time when jack-o’-lanterns glare from front porches and creepy masks cover the adorable faces of children. But these seasonal adornments don’t tell the real story about what Americans

SADFE 2015 – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensics Engineering conference, held in Malaga from the 30th of September to the 2nd of October 2015. Conference Highlights The conference began with

Forensic Focus Survey 2015

The Forensic Focus Survey 2015 is now online here. The survey should take no more than a few minutes to complete and does not require any personal or contact information (unless you wish to volunteer as a reviewer). Thank you

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Should judges be trained in digital forensics so as to better understand evidence presented in the courtroom? Add your thoughts on the forum. Is it possible to recover