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2nd October 2026

Block Hash Scan: Illegal File Triage Completed On Site

See how MD-LIVE’s Block Hash Scan helps investigators identify known target files on-site without reading every file in full, and what a zero-detection result really means....

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Forensic Focus Digest, October 02 2026

2nd October 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore the biggest challenges in mobile forensics with Magnet Forensics, discover faster investigative workflows with Cellebrite Genesis, meet Radim Motycka, founder of Proofsnap, and more....read more

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Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 Decrypts Samsung Galaxy Watch

1st October 2026

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 expands mobile forensics with Samsung Galaxy Watch 4/5/6 passcode recovery and data extraction, new Samsung and Unisoc device support, Enpass for Android decryption, and faster workflows with immediate passcode recovery....read more

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Trust Is Not A Feature. It Is The Foundation.

1st October 2026

Discover what agencies should expect from a digital forensics partner and how MSAB puts transparency, accountability and long-term commitment at the heart of its work....read more

How Detego Helped One of Europe’s Biggest Tax Authorities Fast-Track Investigations and Empower Field-Based Teams

31st August 202231st August 2022

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The Background Detego’s customer* is one of the largest tax authorities in Europe and employs more than 50,000 staff. The authority’s main responsibilities include the assessment, determination, collection and imposition of tax across its jurisdiction. With instances of tax evasion

A Live Digital Forensics Approach for Quantum Mechanical Computers

30th August 2022

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Dayton Closser: Well, good evening, everyone. Thank you very much for coming to this speech today. It’s great to be back after the COVID pandemic. It’s great to see everyone in person. I’ve immensely enjoyed speaking with all of you.

Register for On-Demand Webinar: How Physical Analyzer Ultra Brings Resilience to Your Digital Data Examinations

29th August 2022

Join Cellebrite’s webinar to discover how PA Ultra offers operational resilience with a more robust infrastructure,  multi-source data ingestion capabilities, and a simplified decoding process at scale. Tested and used by current Physical Analyzer users like you, PA Ultra

Event Recap: Forensics Europe Expo

28th August 202226th August 2022

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With in-person events making a cautious comeback this year in a pandemic-strained environment, attendance at the Forensic Europe Expo in June was perhaps a bit lower than might otherwise have been expected of a free event. Still, the vendors who

Identifying Document Similarity Using a fast Estimation of the Levenshtein Distance

25th August 2022

Frank: Warm welcome also from my side. This is a presentation or some work that I did together with Peter. He reached out to me. He is in the States and he reached out and said, “hey, I saw online

XRY 10.2.1 Released Today

25th August 2022

Today’s XRY 10.2.1 release brings remarkable extraction and decoding capabilities to more mobile devices, with the total number of supported devices exceeding 42,250, including over 4,200 app versions. Plus, improved Warrant Return support for Google, Apple, and Instagram. The new release also

DFIR Digital Transformation

24th August 2022

Stephen Boyce: Welcome to the Magnet Virtual Summit 2022. We missed you in Nashville, but we’re glad that you’re here virtually. Today, I’ll be talking about the digital forensic and incident response digital transformation. Many of you in your agencies

Learn Useful Features of MD-LIVE That Can Shorten Your Investigation Time!

24th August 2022

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We are glad to release a new episode of How to use MD-LIVE video. In this 2nd episode of the How to use MD-LIVE video, you will learn useful features of MD-LIVE that can shorten your investigation time. MD-LIVE supports

Prudent Design Principles for Digital Tampering Experiments

23rd August 2022

Mark: Okay. Good afternoon. Welcome to the next full paper session. We have three papers for you in this session on forensic methods. So, Janine will start shortly with a paper on evidence tampering, we have a paper on forensic

Modern Digital Forensic Tools: How New Tools Cut Through the Noise to Find Evidence

18th August 2022

“Magnet AXIOM is a great tool when it comes to filtering in and filtering out the important data that investigators need to review, which really reduces the overall time to evidence.”— Detective Chad Gish, CID, SISU, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Grayshift Promotes David Scruggs to Chief Revenue Officer

12th August 2022

ATLANTA – AUGUST 10, 2022 – Grayshift, LLC, a leading and trusted provider of mobile digital forensics solutions, today announced the promotion of David Scruggs from Vice President of Sales to Chief Revenue Officer. In his new role, he will

Exterro Welcomes John Price, Detective Sergeant of the West Midlands Police to FTK Over the Air

24th January 202512th August 2022

August 9, 2022 Justin Tolman and Lynne Roossien invited John Price of the West Midlands Police to join them on an episode of FTK Over the Air, Exterro’s podcast. Police Investigations move to the Cloud is the 12th episode of

A Survey on the State of Video Forensics In 2022

12th August 2022

Amped Software launches a new survey to understand what are the trends with video evidence and what is the state of video forensics in 2022. The survey is open to anyone working on image and video evidence (even occasionally) and

Brazil Police Use Oxygen Forensic® Detective to Solve Car Robbery Case

9th August 2022

Detectives Geane Godoi and Roberto Clamer, both from the Precinct for Repression of Organized Criminal Actions, of the Civil Police of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, used Oxygen Forensic® Detective in 2020 when putting together a car

UCD’s Prof. Liliana Pasquale on Filling the Cybersecurity Talent Gap

8th August 2022

Christa Miller: As the cybersecurity talent gap continues to widen, a number of universities are developing programs to fill it. Among them is University College Dublin, which has just launched its brand new Master of Science in Cybersecurity program. Joining

Grayshift Introduces Reveal – Industry’s 1st Cloud-Native Mobile Device Forensic Analysis Solution

4th August 2022

Grayshift Introduces Reveal, the Industry’s First Cloud-Native Mobile Device Forensic Analysis Solution, and Delivers Powerful New Features in GrayKey Grayshift, LLC has announced Reveal Early Access, an innovative, cloud-native digital forensics solution that dramatically accelerates digital investigations, streamlines the investigative