Articles

“The Skills And Resilience To Do One Of The Hardest Jobs In Policing” — Why This DFIR Recruitment Language Gets The Evidence Wrong

3rd September 2026

Does recruiting for “resilience” risk putting responsibility in the wrong place? Paul Gullon-Scott looks at what the evidence says about digital forensic well-being, workload and organisational support, and why the language we use matters.

Walk A Mile In Their Shoes: The Hidden World Of The Digital Forensic Investigator

2nd September 202627th August 2026

What happens when disturbing material in a CSAM investigation has to be read, not viewed? Paul Gullon-Scott examines the psychological impact of messages, descriptions and AI prompts on digital forensic investigators.

10 Best Practices For AI-Assisted Investigations: A Guide For Legal And Compliance Teams

24th August 2026

Cellebrite shares 10 best practices for faster, safer, and more defensible AI-assisted investigations, with a focus on governance, traceability, and human oversight.

Speed Against The Backlog: What’s Slowing You Down And How To Fix It

24th August 2026

When every hour counts, imaging speed matters – explore the practical factors that can slow forensic acquisitions and learn how the right hardware, network setup and automation can help tackle growing backlogs.

£2.4 Million For UK Police Well-Being – What Will It Actually Buy?

18th August 2026

Paul Gullon-Scott examines whether £2.4m for police well-being is enough to turn good national initiatives into meaningful support on the ground.

Protecting Those Who Protect Children: Inspection Findings And The Evidence Base For Investigator Well-Being

28th August 202613th August 2026

A major new HMICFRS report exposes the urgent need for proactive, mandatory mental health support for digital forensic investigators and others working daily with online child sexual abuse material.

How To Process A Clear-Key BitLocker Image File To Generate A Decrypted Raw Image

11th August 2026

Learn how to identify and decrypt BitLocker Clear Key–protected forensic images using dislocker and bdeinfo, from spotting the “-FVE-FS-” signature to mounting the recovered NTFS volume for analysis.

Misconduct Or Mental Injury? A Question Policing Can No Longer Avoid

10th August 2026

Can trauma show up as misconduct? Paul Gullon-Scott explores how cumulative trauma and organisational stress can shape behaviour in policing and digital forensics and why earlier, trauma-informed support could make all the difference.

The Evolution Of Atola TaskForce: Eight Years Of Non-Stop Innovation

6th August 2026

From record-breaking imaging speeds to automated RAID reconstruction and 50 Gbit/s networking, discover how TaskForce evolved over eight years into a comprehensive forensic acquisition platform built to remove investigators’ next bottleneck.

Ticking A Box, Missing The Person – Reflections From FEE 2026

4th August 2026

What happens when mental health support for digital forensic investigators becomes a tick-box exercise? Paul Gullon-Scott explores the troubling gap between recognising psychological risk and providing the relational, long-term support DFIs actually need.

Digital Forensics At The Point Of Contact: Closing The Gap Between Detection And Analysis

27th July 2026

Why wait months for digital evidence when answers could start at the point of contact? Discover how Cellebrite Kiosk helps teams move investigations forward faster.

Making Media Evidence Searchable: Media Forensics With Belkasoft X

28th July 202622nd July 2026

Turn thousands of photos, recordings, and videos into searchable evidence with Belkasoft X and offline AI-powered BelkaGPT, helping investigators spend less time on manual review and more time on what matters.

Deepfake Forensics: How To Analyze Suspected AI-Generated Images

25th June 2026

Deepfake forensics goes far beyond pressing a detection button: Amped Software explores why suspected AI-generated or manipulated images require a structured, explainable, and defensible forensic workflow.

RAID Forensics: Handling Unknown Configurations In DFIR Investigations

24th June 2026

Unlabelled RAID drives, no documentation, and a ticking evidence integrity clock: here’s how investigators can avoid the most common RAID forensics mistakes before they compromise a case.

The New Age Of Investigations: Cellebrite’s Journey To Genesis

23rd June 2026

Cellebrite Genesis brings purpose-built agentic AI into the investigative workflow, helping agencies surface leads faster while keeping investigators in control.

AI In Digital Forensics: 10 Best Practices For Investigators

18th June 2026

Cellebrite explores how AI is transforming digital forensics by accelerating analysis and connecting evidence, while human expertise and rigorous verification remain essential.

SQLite Forensics: How To Get More Evidence From Your Investigations

23rd June 202617th June 2026

Learn how SQLite forensics helps recover deleted records, WAL data, and hidden evidence. Explore SQLite databases and investigate artifacts with Belkasoft X.