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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

Forensic Browser for SQLite – Creating a Custom Report

In this article I will take you step by step through the process of creating a custom, but simple, report on a Kik messenger database using the Forensic Browser for SQLite. As we work through the process we will chose

Solution for the Jammed Motor on Hard Drives

Introduction of the fluid bearings hasn’t completely eliminated all possibilities for the motor failures during HDD operation. Currently, the biggest problem in this area is the jammed spindle in the bearing housing. This defect occurs mostly due to shocks or

Major Cybercrime Ring Dismantled By Joint Investigation Team

A joint investigation team consisting of investigators and judicial authorities from six different European countries, supported by Europol and Eurojust, has taken down a major cybercriminal group during a coordinated action in Ukraine. With on-the-spot support from Europol, Austrian and

Computer Ransom Hacker Jailed In New York

A Swedish man who created malware which infected half a million computers around the world has been jailed in New York. Alex Yucel, 25, owned the Blackshade organisation which sold sophisticated software to thousands of hackers in more than 100

Inside Scotland Yard’s Communications Intelligence Unit

At a police building in south London, which I’ve been asked not to identify, I’m led through security gates, into the lift, up several floors and along a corridor to Scotland Yard’s Communications Intelligence Unit. A sign on the door

Job Vacancy: MediaClone Seeking a Sales Rep – Los Angeles, CA

MediaClone is seeking a Sales Rep. to sell the MediaClone Forensic line of products to a wide variety of potentials customers, including many US government branches, and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as e-Discovery and legal

Webinar: Computer Forensics and the Cloud – Rising Above The Storm

Date: Tuesday June 30, 2015Time: 10:00am CST / 4:00pm BST / 3:00pm GMT Cloud Forensics brings unique concerns regarding acquisition, preservation, and analysis of potential digital evidence. Examiners will find less allocated evidence left behind on a system when a

The Future of Mobile Forensics

Most would agree that the golden age of mobile forensics is over. There is no longer an easy way to get through the passcode in new iOS devices running the latest version of iOS. Chip-off acquisition is dead for iOS

The Future of Mobile Forensics

by Oleg Afonin, Danil Nikolaev & Yuri Gubanov © Belkasoft Research 2015 Most would agree that the golden age of mobile forensics is over. There is no longer an easy way to get through the passcode in new iOS devices

TSFIC 2015 – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the Techno Security and Forensics Investigations Conference (TSFIC) held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from the 31st of May until the 3rd of June 2015. The conference began

TSFIC 2015 – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the Techno Security and Forensics Investigations Conference (TSFIC) held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from the 31st of May until the 3rd of June 2015. Conference Highlights The

Digital Forensics Poses Challenges for Texas Law Enforcement

At the South Austin, Texas, home of George De La Cruz, a one-story house with baby blue trim and a concrete porch lined with potted plants, investigators found no body. No physical proof Julie Ann Gonzalez was killed. Prosecutors took

New features in ReclaiMe Pro

ReclaiMe Data Recovery Company announced that they added some forensic features to their ReclaiMe Pro software. The new features, added to better serve digital investigators’ needs, include • file traces, • calculating file hashes and searching by hashes,• file content

SYN-CON Promises to be a Training Event Like No Other

Digital forensic examiners are confronted by many challenges today. More people are using the Cloud as a conduit for criminal activity and the countdown is on for the release of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system. Examiners must be ready