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29th October 2026

Explore Cellebrite’s Autumn 2026 Release: Discover What’s New
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Discover how the Cellebrite Autumn 2026 Release is transforming digital investigations with faster access to evidence, AI-powered insights and seamless collaboration....

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Agentic AI For Digital Investigations: Matt Goeckel Introduces Cellebrite Genesis

Agentic AI For Digital Investigations: Matt Goeckel Introduces Cellebrite Genesis

27th October 2026

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....read more

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

When to call a computer forensics expert in civil litigation

The situations when a company usually needs a computer forensics analyst involve people as much as computers. Well before a lawsuit is filed, you must often make decisions on how to deal with situations involving employees. Notification from a competitor

Using DD to image smartphones (forum post)

Depending upon your requirements dd can be useful but doesn’t produce a complete image as it is known dd omits OOB (out-of-band) metadata etc. There are other trade off methods. One that might be useful to know, which I am

Techno Security Sets New Record as Industry’s Largest Event

The 2014 Techno Security and Forensic Investigations Conference will break its previous year’s attendance records; more than 1,500 delegates have already registered and the vendor exhibit hall is sold out. For the second consecutive year, Nuix will host the annual

Forensics Europe Expo 2014 – Recap

Forensic Focus attended the Forensics Europe Expo at Kensington Olympia on the 29th & 30th of April. This article is a recap of some of the main highlights and over the next few weeks we will also be bringing you

Forensics Europe Expo 2014 – Recap

Forensic Focus attended the Forensics Europe Expo at Kensington Olympia on the 29th & 30th of April. This article is a recap of some of the main highlights and over the next few weeks we will also be bringing you

iPhone factory reset removes all traces of everything, forever

Felons wanting to best forensic investigators need only perform a factory reset of all current model iPhones, say forensic security experts. Apple’s decision to encrypt data on the iPhone is responsible for this state of affairs because a factory reset

EnCase 7.09.04: Extracting Passwords from OS X Keychains

EnCase 7.09.04 is now available and contains several enhancements to make your investigations more efficient and comprehensive. Today’s digital investigators face a constant struggle to maintain comprehensive investigative skill sets, while continuously improving efficiency in the face of overwhelming growth

This Guy Was Fired And Sued, So He Launched An eDiscovery Startup

Living well is the best revenge. No one personifies that better than Abtin Buergari, founder and CEO of Washington, D.C., startup, Modus eDiscovery. This is the fantastic rags-to-riches story of a man who grew up in poverty and was working

Reminder: Register now for tomorrow’s webinar

Webinar: Working with Legal – How to Bridge the Gap between Forensic Collection/Analysis & Legal Review Do you struggle with translating and transferring forensically collected data to your legal team? If so, then join AccessData for a free webinar that

Your prints are all over your photos, say UAE scientists

Where once snappers would labour in dark rooms with chemicals and film to bring images to life, today even amateur photographers can capture an image and send it around the world within seconds. The sheer number of pictures taken, preserving

Digital Forensics Processing and Procedures (book excerpt)

The following is an excerpt from the book Digital Forensics Processing and Procedures written by David Watson and Andrew Jones and published by Syngress. In this section from chapter 3, learn about the areas that must be considered when setting

Forensics Europe Expo, Olympia, London, 29-30 April 2014

Forensics Europe Expo is the premier dedicated international forum for the entire forensics sector and supply chain, bringing together over 160 conference delegates with over 3000 attendees and 70+ international exhibiting companies. The Digital Forensics Conference, part of the wider

Interview with Feike Willem Dillema, Co-Founder, TraceMiners

Feike, you’re currently a Co-Founder and Partner at TraceMiners. Could you tell us more about the role and what TraceMiners does? TraceMiners is a Dutch company that creates efficient forensic software that streamlines the discovery, extraction and sharing of digital

Feike Willem Dillema, Co-Founder, TraceMiners

Feike, you’re currently a Co-Founder and Partner at TraceMiners. Could you tell us more about the role and what TraceMiners does? TraceMiners is a Dutch company that creates efficient forensic software that streamlines the discovery, extraction and sharing of digital