Thank you to everyone who joined us for another amazing Magnet Virtual Summit!
The virtual DFIR event of the year was back again to give an investigative edge to a bigger audience than ever, bringing together experts from Magnet Forensics and the broader field from around the world to the community.
Over 50 presentations were offered on a variety of topics including artificial intelligence, mobile forensics, deepfakes eDiscovery, malware, ransomware, digital evidence review, video forensics, and much more! Plus, attendees had a chance to learn more about Magnet Forensics products, including our revolutionary new platform, Magnet One, and participate in another amazing Capture The Flag competition.
Recordings of nearly all the sessions are available to watch on-demand now. Visit the MVS 2025 library to watch the presentation of your choice anytime.
And if you’re interested in learning even more about DFIR trends and Magnet Forensics’ approaches to staying ahead of them, be sure to join us in Nashville for Magnet User Summit 2025 on Marcy 17-19.
Kick-off presentation: Addressing the tipping point of DFIR
Magnet Forensics co-founder, Jad Saliba, and Chief Technology & Research Officer, Braden Thomas, got Magnet Virtual Summit 2025 off to a great start with their kick-off presentation. In their welcome address, they spoke about the latest Magnet Forensics company developments, our newest innovations and how they’re addressing DFIR needs across the field, and they also took time for a live Q&A at the end where attendees had the chance to ask so many great questions.
Keynote presentations from Kevin Mulcahy & Brett Shavers
We were lucky to have two special guests on-hand to deliver keynote presentations at Magnet Virtual Summit 2025: former federal prosecutor, Kevin Mulcahy and renowned DFIR expert Brett Shavers!
Kevin recounted his own story as a survivor of child sexual abuse and address lessons learned from his case by combining Kevin’s experience both as a victim and a long-time prosecutor of child exploitation cases. Watch a recording here.
Meanwhile, Brett shared some insights on how attendees can elevate their DFIR skills with an investigative mindset. A recording of the presentation is now available here.
The top attended Magnet Virtual Summit 2025 sessions
We were extremely honored to have 60+ experts speaking at Magnet Virtual Summit! Most of the sessions are now available on demand (and they’re all worth checking out!), but if you’re looking for a quick place to start, here are the top five attended MVS 2025 sessions:
- Mobile Unpacked with Chris Vance S3:E2 // apples, onions, and ogres: dealing with layered iOS data structures
- Dark web investigations – Keven Hendricks
- Unlocking DFIR: free resources for efficient triage and acquisition – Doug Metz
- Six pillars of digital forensics – Steve Gemperle & Chad Gish
- Where’s the bot – a look at Android anti-forensics – Matt Latham
Another amazing Magnet Virtual Summit CTF!
One of the most popular features of Magnet Virtual Summit is our fantastic Capture The Flag competition and this year was no exception.
Jessica Hyde and regular champion, Kevin Pagano put together another challenging event. Here was the final scoreboard:
Keep an eye out for a more in-depth breakdown of the competition from Jessica in the coming weeks.
LATAM Day: Focusing on Latin America
Finally, we were proud to have an opportunity to offer a series of presentations in Portuguese and Spanish directly for people within the Latin American community during LATAM Day—giving them an opportunity to hear about DFIR trends and insights that are directly applicable to them in their region.
Catch up on MVS 2025 through our on-demand recordings
Whether you missed sessions, or want to rewatch the ones you’ve already seen, head over the MVS 2025 on-demand library to find recordings of nearly all of the presentations offered at the event.
Thank you to everyone who took part in Magnet Virtual Summit 2025 and made it such a resounding success! We were also proud to be able to offer a special gamification option where participation led to donations to the amazing Child Rescue Coalition.
We can’t wait to do it all again in 2026, so stay tuned for details later this year.
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