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Magnet Autokey: Accelerating Your Vehicle Investigations

Magnet Autokey: Accelerating Your Vehicle Investigations

Jason Miranda and Evan Walker from Magnet Forensics show how Magnet Autokey pulls location history, connected devices and even text messages from encrypted vehicle infotainment systems in under 30 minutes....read more

Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools

Semantics 21 Is Calling Time On Outdated Investigation Tools

Digital evidence has evolved, and investigative tools must keep pace - discover how Semantics 21 helps investigators work faster, search smarter and maintain control without compromising professional judgement....read more

Beyond Blur: Decision-Making In Complex Licence Plate Examination And Enhancement Casework

Beyond Blur: Decision-Making In Complex Licence Plate Examination And Enhancement Casework

Guocai Wang explores why “blurred” is not a diagnosis in forensic licence-plate analysis, and why the processing strategy should follow the material while the strength of interpretation follows the evidence....read more

Analyzing Driver Behavior Using Vehicle Data

Can vehicle data reveal the difference between normal and reckless driving? Discover how iVe uses velocity logs, hard braking, and acceleration events to uncover critical changes in driver behavior and provide valuable evidence in investigations.

Forensic Focus Digest, 09 Oct 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, October 09 2026
Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus: explore Belkasoft X for mobile forensics on iOS and Android, find out how MSAB’s XRY Pro and BruteStorm Surge helped expose an international fraud network, see how MD-LIVE’s Block Hash Scan identifies known target

Forensic Focus Digest, October 02 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.

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 Decrypts Samsung Galaxy Watch

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.

Trust Is Not A Feature. It Is The Foundation.

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.