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14th August 2025

Enterprise Turns To AI For Speed And Accuracy In DFIR

Magnet Forensics explores how AI is revolutionizing speed and accuracy in DFIR....

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Breaking Digital Barriers: Galaxy S25 & Z Flip Fully Supported

14th August 2025

Gain full filesystem access to the latest Samsung Galaxy devices with MD-NEXT....read more

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Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 13 2025

13th August 2025

Read the latest DFIR news – evidence of Kohberger’s detailed murder preparations, an alarming rise in child sextortion cases, Brian Carrier’s new mini-course on automation and AI in forensics, and more....read more

Well-Being In Digital Forensics And Policing: Insights From Hannah Bailey

12th August 2025

Hannah Bailey shares her journey from frontline policing to founding Blue Light Wellbeing, explaining why culturally-aware mental health support is crucial for DFIs and frontline workers....read more

Forensic Analysis Of Xiaomi IoT Ecosystem

18th February 2022

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Good evening. My name is Evangelos Dragonas and today we’ll talk about the Forensic Analysis of Xiaomi IoT Ecosystem. Before I begin, let me introduce myself. I live in Greece where I work as a digital forensics examiner. Currently I

Oxygen Forensic Detective 14.3 Supports Kirin 985 Chipset and WhatsApp QR Multi-Device Cloud Service

18th February 2022

We are delighted to introduce the latest update of our flagship software, Oxygen Forensic® Detective v.14.3! This version introduces support for a new Kirin 985 chipset, full file system extraction of iOS 15 devices, import of Google Takeout data, support

Remote Mobile Collection for Corporate Investigations

17th February 2022

Julie: Hi everyone! Thanks for joining today’s webinar: remote mobile collections for corporate investigations. My name is Julie O’Shea, and I’m a product marketing manager here at Cellebrite. Now, I’d like to introduce our speaker today: Ashley Hernandez. Ashley is

How Detego helped Nebraska State Patrol’s Special Operations Division Minimise Backlogs and Speed Up Investigations

7th October 202216th February 2022

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The Background Protecting residents since 1937, Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is a police agency covering 77,000 square miles with 400 sworn officers serving a population of more than 1.9 million. NSP’s Special Operations Division, The Nebraska State Patrol Technical Crimes

Amped Software launches the Amped FIVE Training Modules

16th February 2022

Amped Software has recently launched the Amped FIVE Training Modules. But what are these exactly? Read on to find out more. The Amped FIVE Training Modules The Amped FIVE Training Modules are training classes designed specifically for Amped Software end-users to acquire more

Registration is Now Open for Magnet Summit 2022!

15th February 2022

Magnet Forensics is excited to announce that Magnet Summit 2022 registration is now open! Save your spot for the leading DFIR event of the year which will feature an in-person experience in Nashville as well as an additional FREE virtual

How Detego Can Help Police Forces Obtain Critical Digital Evidence And Speed Up Investigations

7th October 202215th February 2022

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Law enforcement agencies worldwide are struggling to contend with increasing quantities of crimes connected to digital devices. Rising levels of cyber and digital crime are estimated to cost the world $6 trillion annually as of 2022, and the number of

Featured Job: Digital Forensic Laboratory Manager (London, UK)

15th February 2022

Employer Metropolitan Police Service Location Lambeth, London, UK Salary £49,940 to £54,649 plus a Location allowance of £1,639. You will receive £49,940 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £54,649 will be via incremental progression. Job Description Digital

How Better Processes and Information Can Improve Digital Forensic Science: January’s Research Roundup

14th February 2022

As digital forensics moves toward a more established presence within the forensic sciences, 2022 starts off on an existential note thanks to a set of papers exploring digital forensic expertise and process, and the language used to describe both. Technical

Robust Malware Detection Models: Learning From Adversarial Attacks and Defenses

11th February 2022

Hello to all of you. My name is Hemant Rathore and I’m here to present the work “Robust Malware Detection Models: Learning From Adversarial Attacks and Defenses.” The other authors of this paper are Adithya Samavedhi, Sanjay K Sahay, and

Magnet Forensics Introduces Magnet AUTOMATE Enterprise

11th February 2022

New solution will automate evidence recovery and processing, keep cyber investigations running 24/7/365 to reduce recovery time Magnet Forensics recently announced the release of Magnet AUTOMATE Enterprise, a solution that is transforming how organizations respond to security events by automating

New Release From MSAB: Recover Even More Digital Evidence From Apps With XRY 10.0.1

11th February 2022

Today’s release of XRY 10.0.1 offers improvements and added support to several popular applications on Android and iOS such as Viber, Tinder, Google Maps, Signal. This release comes with enhanced Snapchat Warrant Return support including improved handling of UTC, which

The Latest Guide to Discover Meaningful Data from Samsung Secure Folder

11th February 2022

Data Extraction and Analysis of Samsung Secure Folder Secure Folder is a separate storage space within the device, protected by ‘Knox’—a security technology of Samsung. By keeping sensitive data or personal contents and apps in Secure Folder, users can protect

Cellebrite Pioneers Industry-First Remote Mobile Device Data Collection Solution

11th February 202210th February 2022

Enterprise Endpoint Intelligence platform unifies remote mobile and computer data collection for the first time in one powerful solution that helps lower corporate risk by strengthening eDiscovery and Corporate Investigation capabilities (“Cellebrite”), a leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for

Discover How GrayKey Provides Critical Evidence in Sexual Assault and Robbery Case

9th February 2022

by Scott Hettinger Scott’s Journey to Digital Forensics From a very early age, I was always interested in the work of law enforcement officers. I often found myself watching shows or movies about police, and every time I saw a

Chip Chop: Smashing the Mobile Phone Security Chip for Fun and Digital Forensics

8th February 2022

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Hello, and welcome to Chip Chop: Smashing the Mobile Phone Security Chip for Fun and Digital Forensics. My name is Gunnar Alendal and I am a PhD candidate at NTNU in Norway, and I am going to talk about one