https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils New releases and features in Cloud Forensics Utils, tracked by The Cyber Toolchain. en Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:22:00 GMT https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/compare/20260505...20260916 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/compare/20260505...20260916 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:22:00 GMT cloud-forensics-utils adds a `zone` parameter to `ExportImage`, container explorer deps, and updates the compute-image-import reference.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ • Adds `zone` parameter (default `'us-central1-a'`) to the `ExportImage` method, allowing callers to specify the zone for Cloud Build imaging instances.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ • Adds `libbtrfs-dev` and `libgpgme-dev` to the forensics packages startup script, expanding container explorer support in imaging instances. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20260505 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20260505 Tue, 05 May 2026 02:28:00 GMT StartAnalysisVm now accepts a `machine_type` parameter and supports region-level blocking operations. • `StartAnalysisVm` gains a new `machine_type` parameter to control the VM instance size. • Blocking operation behavior is expanded to support region-level execution. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20260415 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20260415 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:41:22 GMT GCP Compute module gains `ListSnapshots`, zone-arg support for `CreateDiskFromSnapshot`, and analysis VM package passthrough. • `CreateDiskFromSnapshot` now accepts explicit `project` and `zone` arguments. • `GetOrCreateAnalysisVm` passes through the `packages` argument for custom dependencies. • Disks and instances can now be created in explicitly provided zones instead of only defaults. • New `ListSnapshots` method added to the GCP Compute module. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20250721 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20250721 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:25:05 GMT Cloud Forensics Utils adds image format support for GCS exports • Enables exporting disk images in supported formats when transferring to Google Cloud Storage Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20250116 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20250116 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:15:09 GMT Adds Suspend() command for VM instances and container-explorer support in analysis VM startup • Implements Suspend() command for cloud instances Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20241207 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20241207 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:47:35 GMT Adds CloudResourceManager OrgPolicy support for organizational policy management • Adds `CloudResourceManager` OrgPolicy support Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20241205 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20241205 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:09:39 GMT Adds the `get_project_metadata` library function to retrieve GCP project details. • Adds `get_project_metadata` function for retrieving GCP project metadata. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20220114 https://github.com/google/cloud-forensics-utils/releases/tag/20220114 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:40:40 GMT Cloud Forensics Utils adds BigQuery Jobs support and IAM policy retrieval for GCP cloudresourcemanager. • `BigQuery.Jobs` module added to manage BigQuery jobs • `getIamPolicy` method added to `cloudresourcemanager` module Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/cloud-forensics-utils