Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
Deepfakes in Digital Evidence: Detection vs. Authentication
As digital forensic examiners, we are increasingly facing a new challenges, as an example: How do we trust digital media evidence? With the rapid advancement of AI-generated content, deepfakes are no longer theoretical—they are a real concern in investigations and courtrooms. Many tools today claim to detect deepfakes using artificial intelligence. [...]
X-Ways Forensics v21.5 – Enhanced Visualization, Device Support, and Analytical Clarity
X-Ways Forensics 21.5 builds on the platform’s core strengths: examiner transparency, performance, and analytical precision. This release adds powerful features that help investigators better understand and interact with evidence, especially when working with complex storage layouts and diverse data types. With a focus on visual insight, broader format handling, and [...]
Logicube’s Falcon®-NEO2 Forensic Imager Achieves Project VIC Validation
The Logicube Falcon-NEO2 is now VICS Data Compliant and Endorsed for Law Enforcement Forensic Use Kindred Tech and Logicube, Inc. are proud to announce that the Falcon®-NEO2, Logicube’s Best-In-Class digital forensic imaging solution, has successfully completed validation testing and is now VICS data compliant. This marks a major advancement in the [...]
El generador de imágenes forenses Falcon®-NEO 2 de Logicube logra la validación del Proyecto VIC
El Falcon-NEO2 de Logicube ya cumple con los requisitos de datos VICS y está homologado para uso forense en las fuerzas del orden. Kindred Tech y Logicube, Inc. se complacen en anunciar que Falcon®-NEO2, la solución líder de Logicube para imágenes forenses digitales, ha superado con éxito las pruebas de [...]
How Magnet Automate is Transforming Digital Forensics Labs
Digital investigations continue to grow in both volume and complexity. More devices, more data, and more cases—combined with limited staff—are putting increasing pressure on digital forensic labs. The challenge is simple, find a tool that can process more evidence, faster, without increasing costs. Magnet Automate is a workflow orchestration and [...]
Cómo Magnet Automate Está Transformando los Laboratorios de Informática Forense
Las investigaciones digitales continúan creciendo tanto en volumen como en complejidad. Más dispositivos, más datos y más casos—sumados a un personal limitado—están ejerciendo una presión creciente sobre los laboratorios forenses digitales. El reto es sencillo: encontrar una herramienta que procese más evidencia, más rápido y sin aumentar los costes. Magnet [...]
Magnet WITNESS 1.7.1
🔷 What Was Updated in WITNESS 1.7.1 Magnet WITNESS is a video forensics solution designed to help investigators acquire, recover, review, and analyze video evidence from a wide range of sources. 🔑 Key Areas of Improvement ⚙️ Workflow & Usability Enhancements Improved case setup and handling More efficient navigation and [...]
Forensic tools cannot extract data from accounts with ADP enabled, so Governments are asking to disable the feature
A report by Elcomsoft states that encryption back doors for manufacturers may create privacy issues and technology limited. This situation revolves around government-mandated access to encrypted user data, and its consequences extend far beyond just the UK. Here’s a breakdown of what it means: 1. The UK’s Demand for a [...]
Magnet Automate 4.1
Magnet AUTOMATE is a digital forensic workflow automation platform that allows labs to automatically ingest, process, and prepare evidence using standardized, repeatable pipelines, reducing the need for manual examiner interaction. By orchestrating tools like AXIOM across multiple systems, AUTOMATE enables parallel processing of cases, consistent application of workflows, and faster [...]
X-Ways Forensics v21.4 – Providing Maximum Transparency, Speed, and Control
X-Ways Forensics 21.4 continues the platform’s long-standing philosophy of giving forensic examiners maximum transparency, speed, and control. Rather than relying on black-box automation, this release strengthens examiner-driven workflows while delivering meaningful performance and analysis improvements for modern forensic workloads. Focused on efficiency at scale, deeper inspection of complex data, and [...]