Content Industry: Federal Agencies

Unlocking hidden evidence: Enhancing video forensics with audio insights 

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Until recently, extracting audio from DVRs was a challenge. Proprietary formats and limited tool support meant that audio evidence was often overlooked or inaccessible, causing delays and frustration.

Kate Woolley will demonstrate Magnet Witness’ new support for audio within DVR filesystems and attendees will learn how they can now export multimedia in open formats such as AVI, MOV, and MP4. In addition, Kate will share some tips and tricks to streamline video analysis workflows.

If you’re looking to uncover hidden evidence and become more proficient in video forensics, this session is for you.

The ROI of digital forensics: Demonstrating value to LE leadership

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Securing funding for mobile device forensics tools, equipment, and training is critical for modernizing investigations, yet many agencies struggle with where to begin. This presentation will guide law enforcement practitioners and leaders through strategies to build a compelling case for resource allocation. Attendees will learn how to demonstrate the value of mobile forensics tools, gather and present impactful data, and address concerns from decision-makers, procurement teams, and grant committees. From identifying agency-specific needs to comparing solutions and strengthening funding proposals, this session equips agencies with practical steps to secure essential resources for effective investigations.

Shielding our protectors

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Digital forensics professionals frequently operate under intense pressure, with repeated exposure to distressing content and cognitive fatigue. This session presents a trauma-informed wellness framework to enhance resilience, operational readiness, and professional longevity. Participants will learn practical strategies to mitigate burnout, regulate emotional responses, and sustain peak performance, while also exploring ways to normalize wellness practices within the workplace. The session will help the audience to create a culture that supports mental health, improves team functioning, and benefits both home life and career sustainability.

Rapprochement: Fuel for accelerating digital forensics investigations

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Most professionals agree that being collaborative with others—even “likable”— is the master key to getting things done, more so than technical prowess, education, or past experience. Digital forensics examiners must work with or address challenging clients (often lawyers), law enforcement, judicial officers and staff, other experts, and jurors.

In this session, we will discuss techniques for: introductions; establishing rapport; giving, earning, and maintaining respect; managing perceptions; establishing and maintaining boundaries; and communicating effectively. Mastery of these techniques will not only result in immediate effects with new encounters, but yield long term, compounding benefits over time.

Your presenter is a full-time digital forensics examiner, medical device security expert, and attorney, who works all sides of communications challenges.

Protecting sensitive evidence in the cloud

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Cloud technology is an essential component of the modern digital forensics lab, offering the performance, scale, and access you and your teams need to stay on top of your digital investigations. But can you rely on it to protect your most sensitive digital evidence like CSAM?

Magnet Forensics, alongside trusted hosting partners like Amazon AWS, provide cloud-based solutions that combine security, scalability, and compliance. Join us to explore how we can help your agency securely manage sensitive digital evidence in the cloud.

S4:E2 // Harping on health data

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The growing incorporation of health data on mobile devices is a two-fold issue. One, the data must be kept secure and two, the data can be INCREDIBLY valuable to an investigation