Forensic Focus

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

Enterprise Forensics: Traditions vs Reality in Modern DFIR

Hans: So our keynote for today. Actually, I ran into Emre (online, of course) Tinaztepe from Binalyze in December. It was an interesting online meeting. I had to understand their technology. And I’m sure Emre’s going to tell us about

Global Incident Response: DFRWS-EU Keynote, 2022

Chris Hargreaves: Without further ado, we can start the formal program and I’ll hand over to Serge Droz – I did my best there – for the first keynote of the week. Thank you. Serge: So, this technology is working.

Santosh Khadsare on Capacity Building in Digital Forensics

Christa Miller: Capacity building for digital forensics is defined as the development of new professionals and better equipped work environments, particularly as the digital forensics industry struggles to keep pace with the way technology and the trace evidence it creates

Detego® Unified Digital Forensics Platform v4.8 From Detego Global

As a digital forensic examiner, I am always looking to try out the next great digital forensic examination and analysis platform. Little did I know that when trying out the latest release of the Detego® Unified Digital Forensics Platform, that

FEE Brings Together Industry Expertise to Transform Forensics

Coming to London, United Kingdom (UK) between 8-9 June, 2022 is Forensics Europe Expo (FEE), billed as “the only event in Europe covering every aspect of forensic science.”  An opportunity for practitioners of forensic sciences to network with one another

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

Featured Job: Senior Digital Forensic Specialist (London, UK)

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FTK Imager 100 One-Day Course From Exterro

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On the 28th of June 2021, Forensic Focus attended Exterro’s one-day training course for FTK Imager. The aim of the course is to give investigators an overview of FTK Imager and help them to understand what is going on under

Book Review: Forensic Data Collections 2.0

As digital forensic practitioners, the proper collection of digital evidence in a forensic manner is second nature. In many cases, each of us has collected hundreds or even thousands of pieces of media and managed to keep intact the integrity

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