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User Searches in Oxygen Forensic Detective

Amanda Mahan: Hey, welcome back to another Oxygen Forensic webinar. This is Amanda Mahan from the Oxygen Forensic training team. In this video, we’re going to go over the brand new section: user searches. So starting here on the home

When Did It Happen? Dealing With Timestamps in Amped FIVE

By David Spreadborough – Forensic Video Analyst at Amped Software There are several common components within a CCTV Video file. This article from Amped Software is going to dive into the data that links the image to the time when

Digital Forensics Research Update: May 2022

Research published last month covered a wide range of issues in digital forensics, from limitations and challenges to new tools and techniques and lessons for those in higher education. Digital forensic techniques, now and in the future The National Institute

FTK Feature Focus: Project Vic

Justin Tolman: Welcome to this week’s episode of FTK Feature Focus. This week we have another special episode with a special guest: Dan Sumpter, who’s the principal instructor at Exterro over North America. Dan, how are you doing? Dan: Hey,

How to Search Images for Text Values Using OCR

Hello, everyone. Jordan here with the Oxygen Forensic training team. Today, I’m gonna show you how to search images for text values using optical character recognition. Let’s get started. In today’s video, I’ll be discussing what OCR is and providing

Hex Searching in Oxygen Forensic Detective

Hey there, detectives. Welcome to Oxygen Forensics How-To series, where your Oxygen Forensic training team will provide you with detailed insight into focused areas within Oxygen Forensic Detective. For this video, we are going to dive into using the Hex

March’s Spread of Digital Forensics Research Examines Implementation

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Apart from the papers presented at the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS), March also saw additional work from around the globe. This month’s roundup takes a look at: Integrating cognitive psychology into forensic practiceResearch exploring how digital forensic evidence is

DFRWS-EU 2022: The Future of Digital Forensics Is Now

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Moving digital forensics forward in terms of methods and frameworks, as well as organizational and cross-cultural collaboration, was an overarching theme of this year’s European Union edition of the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS).  After 40 years, mainstays like file

Python Scripting for File Filtering With FTK

This week, we’re combining Python and filtering for some forensic shenanigans on this week’s episode of FTK Feature Focus. Welcome to FTK Feature Focus. I’m Justin Tolman, the director of training over North America here at Exterro. And this week

Forging Trust in Digital Forensics as Technology Evolves

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February’s publications continued a trending topic in recent research: establishing reliability in forensic science as a whole, and digital forensics particularly. Even as some works explored the decryption of encrypted data, and the use of “hacked” data from encrypted devices,

A Deep Dive into Apple Keychain Decryption

When it comes to the forensic investigation of Apple devices, a Keychain analysis is of particular importance. Not only does Keychain contain passwords from websites and applications, but it can also provide computer forensics with access to the same user’s

How to Estimate the Speed of a Vehicle with Amped FIVE

After intensive development, Amped Software is pleased to start 2022 with the release of a powerful new filter for Amped FIVE: Speed Estimation 2d. Below you can find a step-by-step guide on how to estimate the speed of a vehicle

Be That Trusted Advisor

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By Robert B. Fried, Senior Vice President, Sandline Global, Forensics & Investigations As forensic practitioners, we must do our best to stay ahead of ever-changing technology but sometimes we are thrown curve balls.  For example, taking a trip down memory