Forensic Focus

Whitehat hackers have backed an ambitious White House petition, put together by a noted legal expert, calling for reform of both the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Their claim is that both

Nearly every case Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) opens has some sort of digital evidence to be collected and analyzed. But the work can’t be done by just anyone. The data must be meticulously cared for by agents trained to preserve

All the data on some of the tablets and phones seized as evidence is being wiped out, remotely, while they are in police custody, the BBC has learned. Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Durham police all told BBC News handsets had

We find ourselves analyzing new surveillance videos almost every day, and in most cases we can either solve the problem very quickly or understand (even quicker) that there is no information to recover in the video. In special cases though,

Oxygen Forensics has released a stand-alone Oxygen Forensic SQLite Viewer, enabling forensic experts to view and export information stored by system and third-party mobile applications. The tool enables access to deleted SQLite records, and lays out the content of SQLite

Stuart, please tell us more about your role as Director of Cybersecurity and Investigation Services at Nuix. My role covers three main areas: product development, support and training, and advisory to the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Unit (ITU). Having used

In mid-September, Apple rolled out iOS 8 for users of the more recent models of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. Among many changes was a statement from Apple CEO Tim Cook that Apple would no longer assist law enforcement

I have often heard RegRipper mentioned on forums and websites and how it was supposed to make examining event logs, registry files and other similar files a breeze. RegRipper is developed and maintained by Harlan Carvey, who is the author

Several years ago, Solid State drives (SSD) introduced a challenge to digital forensic specialists. Forensic acquisition of computers equipped with SSD storage became very different compared to acquisition of traditional hard drives. Instead of straightforward and predictable recovery of evidence,

Forensic Focus attended the FT Cyber Security Summit in London on the 3rd of September. This article is a recap of some of the main highlights of the event. The Cyber Security Summit brought together speakers and interested parties from