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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

Review – Learning iOS Forensics

Learning iOS Forensics is a practical textbook that aims to help digital forensics examiners of all levels to get to grips with the procedures involved in forensically analysing iOS devices. The book opens with a preface, which describes how the

Learning iOS Forensics

Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Learning iOS Forensics is a practical textbook that aims to help digital forensics examiners of all levels to get to grips with the procedures involved in forensically analysing iOS devices. The book opens

Analyzing Evidence From Mobile Devices, Including Hidden and Deleted Data

Presenter: Tatiana Pankova, Marketing Manager, Oxygen Forensics Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Transcript Tanya Pankova: Hello everybody. Welcome to Oxygen Forensics webinar. My name is Tanya, and I’m

Building and Improving Magnet ACQUIRE

A month ago, Magnet Forensics launched the Magnet ACQUIRE beta program and welcomed customers to download and try the new smartphone acquisition tool. The early feedback from the community has been positive. Many users have shared success stories detailing how

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. What would you do in a case involving IIOC embedded within a game? How would you load and analyse a partially-acquired image? Forum members debate the usefulness of

Dutch Develop Computer Forensics App For Botnet Investigations

The Netherlands Forensic Institute is working on a Linux-based forensic operating system that will enable the police to secure and remotely analyze evidence related to botnets, project leader Ruud Schramp told Security.NL. Securing and analyzing digital evidence related to botnets

White House Weighs Sanctions After Second Breach of a Computer System

The White House on Friday revealed that hackers had breached a second computer system at the Office of Personnel Management, and said that President Obama was considering financial sanctions against the attackers who gained access to the files of millions

Webinar: UFED Cloud Analyzer – Unlock actionable intelligence from cloud data

Date: Tuesday June 16, 2015 Registration: http://go.cellebrite.com/cloud_web_jun2015_reg Presenter: Shahaf Rozanski, Senior Forensics Product Manager, Cellebrite With 58% of people using their mobile device to access social media, a wealth of personal information is uploaded onto these social networks that provides

Researchers Extract Personal Data From Smartwatches

Researchers at the University of New Haven have shown that they can extract personal information from the LG G Watch and from the Samsung Gear 2 Neo. Specifically, they retrieved calendar, contacts and pedometer data from the G Watch, along

US Brings Case Against Alleged Cyber-Espionage Perpetrators

On a wall facing dozens of cubicles at the FBI office in Pittsburgh, five guys from Shanghai stare from “Wanted” posters. Wang Dong, Sun Kailiang, Wen Xinyu, Huang Zhenyu, and Gu Chunhui are, according to a federal indictment unsealed last

International Operation Dismantles Criminal Group of Cyber-Fraudsters

Yesterday, a joint international operation led to the dismantling of a group of cybercriminals active in Italy, Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Georgia, who are suspected of committing financial fraud involving email account intrusions. The operation resulted in

Start With the Exam Outline for CCFP Digital Forensics Certification

The Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) certification is the only global cyber forensics credential that provides a comprehensive validation of your knowledge and skills as a digital forensics expert. Developed by (ISC) 2 , a leader in the information security

Feds Want to ID Web Trolls Who ‘Threatened’ Silk Road Judge

On Dark Web sites like the Silk Road black market and its discussion forums, anonymous visitors could write even the most extreme libertarian and anarchist statements without fear. The rest of the internet, as a few critics of the US

Interview with Adam Hovak, Software Product Manager, Exelis

Adam, you’re a Software Product Manager at Exelis. Could you tell us a bit about what the company does, and what your own role involves? We’ve had some pretty big changes at Exelis in the last few weeks; As of