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We’re currently accepting submissions for presentations at Magnet Virtual Summit & Magnet User Summit 2027. Submit your abstract and bio today.

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Present virtually or in person in Austin, TX

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Magnet Virtual Summit will be taking place February 8-11, 2027, and will feature industry experts exploring the latest trends and challenges in digital investigations while drawing upon their varied backgrounds and experience. This is an incredible opportunity to share useful tips with seasoned practitioners and beginners alike.

We’ll also be in Austin from March 8-10, 2027, for Magnet User Summit. If you’re looking to present in person and network with industry and Magnet Forensics experts, be sure to select this option in your application.

Each year we see a wide variety of topics presented, so submit anything you feel would be of value to anyone in digital investigations. Here are some ideas to get started.

Ideas of what the share

Current research

Have you come across a new data that required some digging? Share your findings and how you got more info!

Local trends and challenges

Maybe it’s a region-specific app, or a unique way a threat actor has attempted to gain access. What are some unique challenges you’ve faced and how did you overcome them?

Workflows and results

We want to hear about the processes, divisions of labor, and tools you use to get results back to investigators faster, improve the quality of results you provide, or track cases more easily.

Case studies

Share a story about how you overcame a frustrating process, a tricky device, or some hidden data. Let us know what you did to get through it and what others could do to avoid the situation in the future.

Need some help getting the ideas flowing? Check out some suggested topics below. If you’ve got a different topic in mind, please feel free to submit it!

Most of the sessions from last year’s Magnet Virtual Summit are available on demand here. Visit the library to see what was presented in case you want to build off existing research, avoid duplication, or even see if they spark a new idea.

Topics to inspire your submission

Artificial intelligence

  • AI-enabled workflows
  • Evaluating AI outputs
  • AI threats
  • AI + investigative intelligence
  • AI case studies in digital investigations

Cloud-based forensics and virtual labs

  • Performing forensics in the cloud with virtual labs
  • Cloud evidence forensics
  • Considerations for CSAM evidence in the cloud
  • Centralized evidence in the cloud
  • Data residency and handling sensitive data across jurisdictions and regions

Cloud forensics, warrant returns and OSINT

  • Warrant returns from third-party providers (e.g., Google, Apple, Meta)
  • OSINT in cloud-based investigations

Criminal, internal, and specialized investigations

  • New trends in criminal investigations
  • Highlighting different circumstances in internal/HR investigations
  • Employee privacy and ethical considerations in internal investigations
  • Combatting CSAM

Incident response—complex cyberattack investigations

  • Automating evidence collection
  • Root cause analysis and lessons learned
  • Integrating with EDR/XDRs and other cybersecurity platforms
  • Forensic readiness & DFIR preparedness

Device forensics: Mobile, vehicle, drone, IoT, and computer

  • What device-specific trends are you seeing in:
    • Mobile forensics
    • Vehicle forensics
    • Drone forensics
    • IoT device forensics
    • Computer forensics
    • Memory forensics
    • Other devices

Officer wellness

  • Officer wellness
  • Bias mitigation
  • Investigative independence/examiner objectivity

Forensic validation, testing, and research methods

  • Repeatability & reproducibility
  • Tool validation
  • Peer review
  • Test datasets
  • Scientific method
  • Daubert-ready forensic research

Private sector & corporate investigations

  • Employee misconduct
  • IP theft
  • Insider threats

Media forensics and authentication

  • Media verification and authentication

Evidence lifecycle: Collection to courtroom

  • Remote data collection
  • Evidence preservation
  • Presentation of evidence
  • Evidence sharing

eDiscovery support and legal readiness

  • eDiscovery workflows
  • Cross-functional support
  • Defensibility of data
  • Early case assessment efficiencies
  • Mobile evidence
  • Investigation cost-savings

Lab operations, automation & digital transformation

  • Lab management
  • Scaling team capabilities
  • Automation
  • Workflow efficiency
  • Process/tool optimization

Sharing and collaboration

  • Stakeholder management
  • Leadership communication
  • Real time collaboration with legal, HR, compliance, SOC during active investigations
  • Managing external parties (outside counsel, IR firms, MSSPs)

Submit to the Global Call for Papers (CFP)

Interested in filling one of our available 30- or 60- minute slots? Any qualified industry professional is welcome to submit a proposal, and all ideas are welcome.

Our goal for this event is to be relevant to the industry, with general interest talks that help investigators from diverse backgrounds, roles, and locations. A focus on Magnet Forensics products is not necessary to present. We are accepting presentations in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

The deadline to submit is August 28, 2026.

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