Forensic Focus

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss how to construct a Huffman table in order to display a block of a JPEG image. What are your tips for getting started in malware

With data breaches and data leakage incidents becoming front page news, cyber investigations are taking on more importance within organizations. This calls for a new set of skills to be developed such as the ability to work with all levels

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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. Developed by (ISC)2, a leader in the information security certification

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Is there an MFT equivalent for EXT or HFS filesystems? Forum members discuss how to get started with Snapchat forensics. Which is the best programming language to learn

SQLite is a widely popular database format that is used extensively pretty much everywhere. Both iOS and Android employ SQLite as a storage format of choice, with built-in and third-party applications relying on SQLite to keep their data. A wide

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Computer Forensic Analyst / Digital Forensic Analyst to join our fantastic new Digital Forensics Team. The successful candidate will report to the Digital Forensics Manager, and will be responsible for managing and

The ongoing trial of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht (a.k.a. Dread Pirate Roberts, or DPR) is not only fascinating, but it will have tremendous implications for criminals in the future. With close to a million registered users on the Silk

The CCFP Snapshot offers an inside look at what it’s like to be a Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP). Offered by (ISC)2®, the global leader in information security certifications, CCFP is the only global cyber forensics credential that provides a

Reviewed by John J. Carney, Carney Forensics I am a digital forensics examiner who early in my career studied computer science and wrote code as a software developer and later in my career studied law and became a licensed attorney.

How many passwords does an average Joe or Jane have to remember? Obviously, it’s not just one or two. Security requirements vary among online services, accounts and applications, allowing (or disallowing) certain passwords. Seven years ago, Microsoft determined in a