2nd October 2026

Block Hash Scan: Illegal File Triage Completed On Site
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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

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

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 Decrypts Samsung Galaxy Watch

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

Trust Is Not A Feature. It Is The Foundation.

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

Android File System Extraction With Oxygen Forensic Detective

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Hey everyone, Keith Lockhart here from Oxygen Forensics Training. This video is a short look at the Android file system extractor. This option here in our Android extraction section of our forensic extractor for our devices. So, I’ve got the

What Science Gives Us and What We Give to Science

In this “Enhanced Reflections” article, Martino Jerian, Amped Software‘s CEO, will talk about the relationship between Amped and science, the scientific method, and scientific research. Amped Software has its roots in academic research, and the first prototype of Amped FIVE actually started

Teaching the Next Generation of Cyber Sleuths

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Hello, I’m Darryl Pfeif and I’m going to talk to you about our research project — ‘Introducing Digital Forensics in Secondary School’. This project was recorded with funding from the national science foundation and wouldn’t have been possible without the

Forensic Analysis of ReFS Journaling

Hello, I am Seonho Lee from the Affiliated Institute of ETRI. Today, I talk about the forensic analysis of ReFS Journaling. Before everything, let me just briefly explain the two key topics of the presentation. I’m going to explain what

Capturing the Low Hanging Fruit: Analysis Phase

Holly: Hi everyone. My name is Holly Hagene, welcome to today’s webcast. We’ll get started in just a minute. First, a few reminders: all the lines have been muted to reduce background noise. We also encourage you to submit questions

APK Downgrade in Oxygen Forensic Detective

Hey everybody. This is Josh Smith with the Oxygen Forensics training team. And today I’m going to show you a new extraction method:  the Android APK Downgrade method. The Android ADB backup is, like I said, a very common method,

Enhanced support for Samsung Galaxy and iOS with XRY 9.6.1 from MSAB

Today’s release of XRY 9.6.1 offers improved support for the extraction and decoding of iOS 15 and Samsung Galaxy mobile device including the SM-A202K, A205G and M107F. Today’s digital forensic examiners are faced with an increasing volume of digital forensic

Wickr Me Extraction in Oxygen Forensic Detective

Wickr Me Messenger allows users to exchange end-to-end encrypted and content-expiring messages, as well as end-to-end encrypted video conference calls. Wickr Me was founded in 2012 by a group of security experts who wanted to implement new standards of data