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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

Dealing With Records Found in SQLite Rollback Journals

Sanderson Forensics was recently contacted by a customer at a police force with a question relating to deleted SQLite records that were found in a rollback journal. The requirement was to create a report(s) showing both the live records in

Free Webcasts Available to Become Certified as a Digital Forensics Expert

(ISC)2® offers the Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP), the only global cyber forensics credential that provides a comprehensive validation of a candidate’s knowledge and skills as a digital forensics expert. Free CCFP Webcasts are now available that provide insight into

Magnet Forensics presents: IEF User Summit @ Techno Security

Registration Opening Soon! Join us for Magnet Forensics’ first-ever IEF User Summit at the 2015 Techno Security & Forensics Investigations Conference. Internet Evidence Finder users, and digital forensics professionals considering adding IEF to their toolkit, will learn how to use

Webinar (recording): Investigating Sexual Crimes in the Tinder Age

A recording of last month’s webinar “Investigating Sexual Crimes in the Tinder Age” is now available online here. Description: The usage of location-based mobile dating applications like Tinder and Grindr has exploded over the last year. This new class of

Introducing HddSurgery – Tools for Data Recovery Specialists

HddSurgery is an innovative young technology company devoted to building professional hard disk data recovery tools. The company was founded in 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia by experienced data recovery experts from Helpdisc Data recovery company. HddSurgery cover all steps in

Investigating Sexual Crimes in the Tinder Age

Presenters: Jad Saliba and Jamie McQuaid, Magnet Forensics Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Transcript Michael Petrelli: Good morning, everyone, and good afternoon, depending on where you’re located. We’d

Top 6 Reasons to Use EnCase and IEF Together

As a forensic examiner, you rely on a variety of tools to conduct your investigations. The types and needs of every case vary, often making it necessary to use more than one tool to find what you’re looking for. Depending

Job Vacancy: Experienced Mobile Phone Forensic Analyst – Tamworth, UK

Disklabs are looking to expand their Mobile Phone Forensics Team with the addition of an experienced Mobile Phone Forensics Analyst based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK. The successful candidate will benefit from a package that includes a VERY Competitive Salary, Private

Using SQL as a date/time conversion tool

A few weeks ago I spent a little time looking at Triggers and to get to know them better I wanted to make use of them and so I knocked up a small application where if an integer is pasted

Forensics and Bitcoin

This article does not attempt to provide a beginners guide to Bitcoin, nor an in-depth thesis on Bitcoin forensics. Rather, it will be an overview of the potential opportunities available to digital forensics and traditional investigators to obtain evidence in

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss triage strategies used by law enforcement. What are the specific challenges relating to cloud forensics? Chime in on the forum. Forum members explain how to

Webinar: Mobile Forensics using Device Seizure from Paraben Corporation

Finding hidden data in mobiles and apps becomes more troublesome every day. Learn how to use DS to process mobile devices including smartphones, tablets etc. with full analysis and reporting. Join Amber Schroader from Paraben Corporation as she demonstrates the

Mobile Forensics using Device Seizure from Paraben Corporation

Presenter: Amber Schroader, Paraben Corporation Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Transcript Amber Schroeder: Welcome to our webinar on mobile forensics using device seizure. I am Amber Schroeder, and