{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"DFIR In 2026 \u2013 AI \u2018Button Pusher\u2019 Forensics, Writing Courtroom Reports, Audio Breakthroughs And The Leica Geosystems Conference","description":"Si and Desi discuss a range of digital forensics topics, from writing forensic reports that juries can actually understand, to whether AI is coming for &quot;button pusher&quot; DFIR jobs. They explore plain language standards, the classic confusion between forensic &quot;images&quot; and pictures, and Brett Shavers' provocative blog post on AI and job security \u2014 leading into a wider discussion about the distinction between technicians and analysts in digital forensics. Si shares highlights from the Leica Geosystems Conference, including fascinating audio forensics research by Henry Vega on deriving vehicle speeds and weapon calibers from sound recordings, and Swedish police reconstructions of a mass shooting using audio evidence and Unreal Engine walkthroughs. The pair also explore the forensic challenges of AI-generated code, agentic processes on endpoints, and the security risks of consumer AI tools. #DFIR #DigitalForensics #AI #PrivacyParadox #AudioForensics 00:00 Welcome 00:34 Writing Clear Forensic Reports 01:20 Visual Timelines and Storytelling 06:52 Jargon Pitfalls and Glossaries 10:50 Old Media and Blu-Ray News 12:16 UPS Backups and Failing NAS 16:58 AI Will Replace Button Pushers 18:58 Technician vs Analyst Debate 25:54 Backlogs, Privacy and Evidence 34:39 Privacy Paradox and Distrust 42:45 AI Writes Podcast Intro 43:52 Copyright Lawsuit Talk 45:24 Claude vs ChatGPT Coding &amp;nbsp;48:48 Forensic Traces of AI 50:16 Agentic IR Attribution 53:43 Consumer Agents Security Risks 59:13 Leica Conference Highlights 01:01:09 Audio Forensics Breakthroughs 01:06:44 Image Forgery History 01:12:58 Chunnel Travel 01:17:36 Wrap-Up \ud83d\udc49 Visit Forensic Focus: https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com \ud83c\udfa7 Video\/Transcript:  https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com\/podcast\/dfir-in-2026-ai-button-pusher-forensics-writing-courtroom-reports-audio-breakthroughs-and-the-leica-geosystems-conference\/ Show Notes \u2018If you suck at your DFIR job, AI is going to take it.\u2019 (Brett Shavers) \u2013  https:\/\/brettshavers.com\/brett-s-blog\/entry\/if-you-suck-at-your-dfir-job-ai-is-going-to-take-it \u2018Sony shuts down production of recordable CD-R, DVD-R and BD-R discs\u2019 (Azernews) \u2013 https:\/\/www.azernews.az\/region\/228058.html Ross Ulbricht (Wikipedia) \u2013 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ross_Ulbricht \u2018Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos\u2019 (BBC) \u2013 https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0q33nvj0qpo \u2018Why people don\u2019t demand data privacy \u2013 even as governments and corporations collect more personal information\u2019 (The Conversation) \u2013  https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-people-dont-demand-data-privacy-even-as-governments-and-corporations-collect-more-personal-information-262197 \u2018Evaluating privacy - determining user privacy expectations on the web\u2019 (Science Direct) \u2013  https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0167404821000651 \u2018The privacy paradox: Stay one step ahead of it\u2019 (Data Guard) \u2013 https:\/\/www.dataguard.com\/blog\/privacy-paradox\/ Oxford Guide to Plain English (Amazon) \u2013 https:\/\/amzn.eu\/d\/09dj8Gr8 Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard: Using Digital Forensics and Investigative Techniques to Identify Cybercrime Suspects (Amazon) \u2013 https:\/\/amzn.eu\/d\/08fpfTny \ud83d\udc49 Follow Forensic Focus RSS | https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com\/feed YouTube | https:\/\/youtube.com\/@ForensicFocus Podcast | https:\/\/forensicfocus.com\/podcast LinkedIn Page | https:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/forensicfocus LinkedIn Group | https:\/\/linkedin.com\/groups\/693917 X (Twitter) | https:\/\/x.com\/ForensicFocus Facebook | https:\/\/facebook.com\/forensicfocus Bluesky | https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/forensicfocus.bsky.social Instagram | https:\/\/instagram.com\/forensicfocus TikTok | https:\/\/tiktok.com\/@forensicfocus Mastodon | https:\/\/dfir.social\/@forensicfocus ","author_name":"Forensic Focus","author_url":"https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41203400\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201675865"}