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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

Cellebrite Announces Availability of Mobile Device Forensics Solutions

All federal government agencies can now use NASA SEWP V and National Institutes of Health CIO-CS contracts to streamline procurement of Cellebrite’s UFED mobile forensics solution.Cellebrite, the leader in mobile forensic extraction, decoding and analysis solutions, announces that its full

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. How would you trace the origin of a photograph that has been shared multiple times on WhatsApp? The Forensic Science Special Interest Group is seeking feedback on their

An Introduction to the Digital Forensics Field in Law Enforcement

Today law enforcement provides an enormous opportunity for digital forensics professionals to have a real impact on both the outcome of criminal cases and the development of the field. A good forensics examiner, for instance, knows how to chain evidence

Transitioning from EnCase Forensic v6 to v7 – Part 1

Presenter: Ashley Hernandez, Master Trainer, Guidance Software Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Transcript Welcome everyone and thank you for attending Guidance Software’s webinar, Transitioning from EnCase v6 to

Webinar: Mobile Chat And Social App Forensics

A recording of the webinar “Mobile Chat And Social App Forensics” is now online and available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript here.

Mobile Chat And Social App Forensics

Presenter: Tayfun Uzun, Product Manager, Magnet Forensics Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Transcript Good morning everyone, thank you for joining us. My name is Melissa, with Magnet Forensics,

Standard Processes in Windows 10

On the 29th of June, Microsoft announced the release of Windows 10, so it is time to have a deeper look at this new Operating System from the perspective of an Incident Responder. To make it easier for you to

Standard Processes in Windows 10

by Robin Brocks On the 29th of June, Microsoft announced  the release of Windows 10, so it is time to have a deeper look at this new Operating System from the perspective of an Incident Responder. To make it easier

Identifying website visitors using phone battery life

A little-known feature of the HTML5 specification means that websites can find out how much battery power a visitor has left on their laptop or smartphone – and now, security researchers have warned that that information can be used to

Announcing (ISC)²’s Security Congress 2015, Sept 28th-Oct 1st

Digital Forensics will be a featured topic at (ISC)²’s Security Congress 2015, Sept. 28th-Oct. 1, in Anaheim, California. The conference offers four full days of educational sessions on a range of critical information security issues, including malware, cloud security, governance,

NAS Forensics Explained

Network Attached Storage (NAS) have a long track history of corporate deployments. Their scaled-down versions (ranging from single-bay to four-drive enclosures) are frequently used at homes and in offices. These smaller-size appliances are often called “personal clouds” for providing some

NAS Forensics Explained

by Oleg Afonin, Danil Nikolaev & Yuri Gubanov © Belkasoft Research 2015 Network Attached Storage (NAS) have a long track history of corporate deployments. Their scaled-down versions (ranging from single-bay to four-drive enclosures) are frequently used at homes and in

Project Spartan Forensics

by James Gratchoff & Guido Kroon, University of Amsterdam Project Spartan is the codename of the new Microsoft Edge browser and successor to its previous, Internet Explorer. This research paper gives insight into the current artefacts that the current development