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29th October 2026

Preparing Digital Multimedia Evidence For Court: What To Consider Before Presentation
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Effective courtroom presentation starts with careful preparation - discover how Amped Replay helps forensic professionals prepare clear, accurate and properly documented digital multimedia evidence for court....

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Explore Cellebrite’s Autumn 2026 Release: Discover What’s New

Explore Cellebrite’s Autumn 2026 Release: Discover What’s New

29th October 2026

Discover how the Cellebrite Autumn 2026 Release is transforming digital investigations with faster access to evidence, AI-powered insights and seamless collaboration....read more

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

Bitcoin Forensics Part II: The Secret Web Strikes Back

In an earlier article Jad Saliba of Magnet Forensics talked about Bitcoin, Tor and some of the hidden websites only accessible via Tor, such as Silk Road, which was shut down by the FBI on October 1st. Well, just over

Bitcoin Forensics Part II: The Secret Web Strikes Back

In last week’s post, we talked about Bitcoin, Tor and some of the hidden websites only accessible via Tor, such as Silk Road, which was shut down by the FBI on October 1st. Well, just over a month later and

Nuix appoints Stuart Clarke as Director of Investigations Services

Nuix, a worldwide provider of information management technologies, today announced it has appointed Stuart Clarke as Director of Investigation Services. Clarke will be responsible globally for developing the Nuix Investigator product suite and collaborating with customers and partners to ensure

OS X Mavericks Metadata

Apple recently released the newest version of their desktop operating system, Mac OS X Mavericks.  As a free update to all supported Apple desktops and laptops, a wide adoption rate was expected, and in fact it was estimated that within

Bitcoin Forensics – A Journey into the Dark Web

There has been a lot of buzz around Tor, Bitcoin, and the so-called “dark web” (or “deep web”) since the FBI shut down the underground website “Silk Road” on Oct 1st. As many of you already know, Tor is a

Bitcoin Forensics – A Journey into the Dark Web

There has been a lot of buzz around Tor, Bitcoin, and the so-called “dark web” (or “deep web”) since the FBI shut down the underground website “Silk Road” on Oct 1st. As many of you already know, Tor is a

Forensic Software in Child Protection Cases

According to recently released statistics from ICAC, an agency whose aim is to make the internet safer for children, only 2% of reported child protection cases are investigated in the United States each year. Often the media seize every opportunity

Oxygen Forensics and Passware Partner to Deliver Complete Discovery Solution

Oxygen Forensics announces the availability of a new edition of Oxygen Forensic Suite 2013. The Passware Edition of the company’s flagship mobile forensic product delivers investigators a complete evidence discovery solution providing integrated recovery of passwords protecting encrypted files discovered

Analysis Of iOS Notes App

As part of my third year studying Digital Security,Forensics & Ethical Hacking at GCU, I took part in a group research project to study the artifacts created when using the notes app on an iPad Mini, and if they could

Digital forensics training expert Rob Attoe joins Nuix

Nuix, a worldwide provider of information management technologies, today announced it has appointed Rob Attoe as Senior Vice President of Investigations Training and Services. United States-based Attoe will be in charge of building and delivering training course content for Nuix

Forensic Software in Child Protection Cases

According to recently released statistics from ICAC, an agency whose aim is to make the internet safer for children, only 2% of reported child protection cases are investigated in the United States each year. Often the media seize every opportunity

ForGe – Computer Forensic Test Image Generator

by Hannu Visti Creating test material for computer forensic teaching or tool testing purposes has been a known problem. I encountered the issue in my studies of Computer Forensics at the University of Westminster. We were assigned a task to

ForGe – Computer Forensic Test Image Generator

Introduction Creating test material for computer forensic teaching or tool testing purposes has been a known problem. I encountered the issue in my studies of Computer Forensics at the University of Westminster. We were assigned a task to compare computer

Child internet porn ‘getting worse’ and victims ‘younger’

The level of sexual abuse and violence carried out on children whose suffering is posted on the internet “seems to be getting worse”, [UK] MPs have heard. Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre director Peter Davies said victims appeared “to

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums Forum user EricZimmerman shares some imager speed test results. What are ‘advanced forensics concepts‘ within the digital forensics realm? Forum users discuss digital evidence storage ideas. Forum member