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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

Interview with Mattia Epifani, CEO, Reality Net

At DFRWS yesterday you gave a talk about Tor forensics on Windows. Could you briefly outline some of the main challenges associated with Tor forensics for our readers? I think that nowadays there are new challenges related to encryption, anonymity

Mattia Epifani, CEO, Reality Net

At DFRWS yesterday you gave a talk about Tor forensics on Windows. Could you briefly outline some of the main challenges associated with Tor forensics for our readers? I think that nowadays there are new challenges related to encryption, anonymity

Cyber-attacks hit British Airways, GitHub and Slack

British Airways’ air-miles accounts, the coding site GitHub and the work chat service Slack have all been hit in the latest wave of cyber-attacks. The firms have all notified their users of the incidents, which varied in approach and do

Interview with Arnim Eijkhoudt, Researcher & Lecturer, UAS

Arnim, we caught up with you last year about Uforia. Could you tell us a bit about what's been happening with the project since then? Well, what we had in Amsterdam was more of a proof of concept really, to

Passware Exposes Suspects’ Photo Stream to Computer Forensics

Passware, Inc., a provider of password recovery, decryption, and electronic evidence discovery software for computer forensics, law enforcement organizations, government agencies, and private investigators, announces version 2 of its flagship encrypted electronic evidence discovery product – Passware Kit Forensic 2015.

Interview with Nikola Radovanović, CEO, HddSurgery

Nikola, please tell us about HddSurgery. What first gave you the idea to develop tools for data recovery and computer forensics? I would not call it an idea, it was more a need for such tools. We have data recovery

Nikola Radovanović, CEO, HddSurgery

Nikola, please tell us about HddSurgery. What first gave you the idea to develop tools for data recovery and computer forensics? I would not call it an idea, it was more a need for such tools. We have data recovery

New AccessData UTK® Bundle

When it comes to incident response, the quick collection and triage of digital devices is crucial to identify where evidence may be contained. This expedites device processing and evidence identification to ultimately reduce case backlogs. AccessData’s Ultimate Toolkit® (UTK®) include

Webinar: Being Your Own Cybersecurity “Expert Witness”

Date: March 26, 2015Time: 1:00pm EST (US) / 5:00pm GMT (UK)Duration: 60-75 minutesPresenters: Spencer Wilcox, CISSP, Excelon; Herbert Joe, Certified Forensics Consultant, Yonovitz & Joe, LLP; Andrew Neal, TransPerfect With data breaches and data leakage incidents becoming front page news,

How to Use EnCase and IEF Together

When it comes to computer forensics, investigators often rely on a variety of tools to find the evidence they need. The real challenge is understanding how to use these tools together to make your investigations more efficient while still maximizing

Review: Mobile Phone Examiner Plus (MPE+) – Part 1

Reviewed by Si Biles, Thinking Security That mobile devices are going to be used in any criminal activity is almost a given now – although post Snowden, at least the more intelligent crook might give some pause to consider the

Thailand warns women who post ‘underboob’ photos face five years in jail

Thailand’s military government warned women on Monday against posting photos of the lower half of their breasts – a current social media trend – saying their actions could violate the country’s computer crime laws. Thailand’s computer crimes act 2007 bans

DFRWS EU 2015 – Dublin 23rd – 26th March

On Monday 23rd of March 2015, Forensic Focus will be attending DFRWS EU – the European Digital Forensic Research Workshop – at University College Dublin, Ireland. If there are any topics you would particularly like us to cover in-depth, or