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After receiving a call to provide an evaluation on EnCase Forensic v7 Software, I started thinking of my case work on computer and mobile forensic analysis and the all tools that I have used over the years. The most commonly

Organised criminals are using apps and encrypted messaging to evade police, senior officers believe. The issue has been described as the biggest challenge facing police focused on breaking up organised crime groups. Police Scotland said they made more than 2,100

Reviewed by Mitch Impey A few weeks ago I volunteered to do a review of the HddSurgery tools as I have been fascinated with the mechanics of hard drives since I started working with computers over 25 years ago. I

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. announces the release of Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer, a digital forensic tool for acquiring data from Google accounts. Implementing over-the-air acquisition of information collected by the search giant, Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer provides access to users’ search history, contacts,

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Is it possible to physically image a device over wifi? Forum members discuss resetting Toshiba BIOS passwords. Which Linux tools would you recommend to speed up file carving?

A recording of the webinar “Complimentary FTK 6.0 Product Webinar” is now online and available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.

Helge, you're Head of the Software Technology Research Laboratory at De Montfort University. Tell us a bit about your role – what does your day-to-day routine look like? It is busy. Part of my role is looking at developing strategic

Congress is poised to pass a cybersecurity measure aimed at prompting businesses to share information on online threats, as lawmakers inserted the measure early Wednesday into a broad spending package expected to pass this week. The move came after legislators

Serious criminal cases have been dismissed by the courts because of a four-year backlog in analysing computers and other technology seized by gardaí, the Garda Inspectorate has said. The most serious cases directly affected included prosecutions for stalking, possession of

The creator of the digital currency bitcoin, known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, is probably an Australian entrepreneur, according to two new investigations. Wired and Gizmodo have published separate stories suggesting that Nakamoto’s real identity is Craig Steven Wright,

The Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) certification is the only global cyber forensics credential that provides a comprehensive validation of a candidate’s knowledge and skills as a digital forensics expert. Backed by (ISC)², the global organization that delivers the gold

Who are we? Magnet Forensics builds software solutions to help forensic investigators uncover critical Internet evidence – and make sense of it. Whether our customers are fighting crime, preventing fraud, or protecting national security, we’re dedicated to helping them find,