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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

Mobile Phone Examiner Plus (MPE+) – Part 1

Reviewed by Si Biles, Thinking Security Sadly, at the time I put the finishing touches to the first part of this review at the start of 2015, Paris has been rocked by terrorist attacks resulting in the deaths of 17

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

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss how to construct a Huffman table in order to display a block of a JPEG image. What are your tips for getting started in malware

Nevis encryption-detection software updated to version 1.5.0

The National Technical Assistance Centre (NTAC) has released a new version of Nevis, their free encryption-detection software. Nevis runs over seized media to flag any encrypted files or encryption-related files, outputting a report to allow investigators to quickly identify any

Magnet Forensics Expands Support in EMEA

Waterloo, ON., March 4, 2015 – Magnet Forensics is pleased to introduce Carl Tinker as the new Business Development & Channel Manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Carl joins the Magnet team to provide focused support for

Secure View Mobile Forensics and Belkasoft Announce Partnership

Susteen Inc, and Belkasoft are happy to announce their new partnership. This partnership will allow respective users of both Susteen’s Secure View cell phone forensic software and Belkasoft's computer forensic software to receive discounts on each other’s offerings. Both companies

Oxygen Forensics turns 15!

We are celebrating our 15th anniversary and want to invite you to be a part of it!We would be more than happy if you share your story with us. We have written a rich history together, and we want to

Vladimir Katalov, CEO, Elcomsoft

Vladimir, please tell us about your role as CEO of ElcomSoft. What does your day-to-day work entail? To be honest, “CEO” does not actually reflect what I am doing. I’m taking care of quite a lot of things: strategic development,

Head replacement tools from HddSurgery

Introduction to head replacement process Head replacement process refers to the process of replacing defective HDD heads with the heads from identical and functional hard disk drive. This process must be performed in order to recover data from disks that

Exam Outline For CCFP Digital Forensics Certification Available for Download

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

Forensic examination of SQLite Write Ahead Log (WAL) files

I am sure that you are aware that when an SQLite database is opened if there is an associated WAL (Write Ahead Log) file then the pages in this WAL are automatically written to the main database, thus overwriting records,

Belkasoft Adds Forensic Support for Windows Phone 8.1

Belkasoft updates its digital forensic solution, Belkasoft Evidence Center 2015, with the ability to perform forensic analysis of Windows Phone 8.1 images acquired via JTAG flashers and Cellebrite UFED hardware. The new release enables automated extraction, discovery and analysis of

IEF Artifact Updates Have Become a More Frequent Thing

To stay on top of the rapidly evolving app landscape (and ensure IEF users continue to find as much digital evidence as possible in their investigations), the Magnet Forensics team has started to release more frequent artifact updates, adding to

AccessData MPE+ 5.5.6 has been released

MPE+ 5.5.6 has been released featuring a new simpler installation process as well as new analysis and reporting capabilities. Some of the new features include: Analysis You can now select files in both the media and the carved view to