Forensic Focus

27th August 2026

Walk A Mile In Their Shoes: The Hidden World Of The Digital Forensic Investigator

What happens when disturbing material in a CSAM investigation has to be read, not viewed? Paul Gullon-Scott examines the psychological impact of messages, descriptions and AI prompts on digital forensic investigators....

News

How Semantics 21 Are Using Global Intelligence To Pre-Categorise Up To 70% Of Investigations

26th August 2026

No case should remain an island. S21 VisionX connects investigators to more than 3.7 billion contributed records, helping surface cross-case intelligence, reduce repeat review and bring critical connections forward faster....read more

News

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 26 2026

26th August 2026

Read the latest DFIR news - OpenAI forensic artifacts, Apple Screen Time evidence, RAM-based location analysis, AI-assisted investigations, forensic imaging bottlenecks, and more....read more

Articles

10 Best Practices For AI-Assisted Investigations: A Guide For Legal And Compliance Teams

24th August 2026

Cellebrite shares 10 best practices for faster, safer, and more defensible AI-assisted investigations, with a focus on governance, traceability, and human oversight....read more

An In-Depth Conversation on Digital Forensics Training and Certification

17th October 2022

Si: Welcome. This is the Forensic Focus Podcast. You’ve got Alex and I again for another week running and we don’t know what we’re doing, so we will be rambling at you. But welcome to listeners across the world of

2022 Q3 MD-Series Release Note Highlights

17th October 2022

We are excited to share our Release Note Highlights for 2022 Q3. Find out the major updates and improvements in MD-Series! Products and versions that are updated in Q3 are: MD-NEXT v1.91.10 ~ v1.91.14 Supported New phone models – 28

Magnet Virtual Summit 2023: Last Chance for Presentation Submissions!

14th October 2022

Magnet Forensics is excited to be bringing back Magnet Virtual Summit to DFIR experts and newcomers alike from February 21-March 2, 2023! Part of what makes MVS such a fantastic virtual event is that a wide spectrum of presenters from

Magnet Forensics is Coming Back to Nashville for Magnet User Summit 2023!

14th October 2022

Magnet Forensics is excited to announce that we’re coming back to Music City for Magnet User Summit 2023! Join us at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown on April 17-19, 2023, for a special three-day event. You’ll get hands-on

New Tool for Calls and Messages Analysis in Oxygen Forensic® Detective

13th October 2022

The call log and CDR comparison feature was introduced in Oxygen Forensic® Detective v.15.0. This feature allows investigators to compare the device call and messages log with the data received from the mobile operator. This takes away the time-consuming process

GPU-Accelerated Passcode Recovery for Samsung With the Newly Released Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v4

13th October 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v4: No longer a Beta version Decryption and data extraction for Samsung Exynos-based devices Instant decryption of Dashlane on iOS Support for iOS 15.6 – 15.7 Ability to resume password recovery if the

Register For Webinar: The Amped Ecosystem: From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom

12th October 2022

With the growing need for video and images as evidence, many roles interact with evidence to get the most accurate information. Images and video may pass through several hands from the time it is received or collected, processed and used

Exterro FTK Launches a Benchmark Forensics Survey

20th January 202511th October 2022

Portland, Ore., October 10 2022 – Exterro Inc., the developers of FTK®, the recognized gold standard of forensic software for law enforcement and the preferred provider of Legal GRC software specifically designed for in-house legal, privacy, and IT teams at

Amped Software’s Martino Jerian on Key Challenges and Opportunities for Video Evidence

13th October 202210th October 2022

Christa: Digital video is everywhere, but the complexities and challenges of using it as evidence in legal proceedings continue to advance. This week, Simon Biles and I talk to Martino Jerian, Founder and CEO of Amped Software. This is the

Exterro Hire Top Forensics and Legal Duo to Spearhead EMEA Drive for Legal GRC

24th January 20257th October 2022

Anna Urbani kick-starts newly created Director of Channel EMEA role alongside Nick Rich as Director of UK&I Corporate London, U.K., October 5, 2022 —Exterro Inc., the industry’s first provider of Legal GRC software, which unifies e-discovery, digital forensics and

MSAB Announces the Third Major Release for 2022: XRY 10.3, XAMN 7.3 and XEC 7.3

7th October 2022

Support for iOS 16, access to more devices and apps, plus intuitive filtering with high ease of use The new releases of XRY, XAMN and XEC introduce a range of significant new and improved capabilities to help forensic investigators, digital

Cyacomb Examiner Product Demonstration

22nd February 20236th October 2022

A software interface on a laptop screen provides color coded indications of content present on a scanned device

So we’re in this situation where a search warrant has been executed in relation to illegal images in a residential property. The search has recovered a number of items: we have a laptop from which I’ve removed the hard drive,

Support of MediaTek devices in Oxygen Forensic® Detective

6th October 2022

How to start First, the device has to be put in preloader mode or BootROM (ROM) mode. These modes allow users to exchange with an MTK device via a proprietary protocol. To put the device in preloader mode, turn off

Have Your Say on The State of Enterprise DFIR

5th October 2022

Magnet Forensics wants to know your thoughts on The State of Enterprise DFIR! We invite you to anonymously share your thoughts on the latest DFIR industry trends and developments, emerging threats, operational challenges, and where you see opportunities for improvement

In Which Si and Desi Are Left Unsupervised

4th October 2022

Simon: Got it. I am coming to the very realistic conclusion that I hate computers. How about you? Alex: For years, years. Simon: Right. So I have an idea for today and I’ve set recordings starting. So seeing as there

The Basics of Forensic Video Recovery with DVR Examiner

28th September 2022

Jimmy: Hello, and welcome to the basics of forensic video recovery and Magnet DVR Examiner. My name is Jimmy Schroering, and we’re today going to be looking at how traditional video recovery works and some of the challenges associated with