Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums.

Do you have any recommendations for image enhancement? Add your suggestions on the forum.

Forum members discuss deleted files and allocated space in EnCase.

Which job category do you put down on your car insurance forms?

Forum members help a student with questions about recovering data from a virtual machine.


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Can you recommend a hex viewer that works on Mac?

Forum members discuss decompressing hyberfil.sys.

What might make the last printed date appear to be before the metadata creation date of a Word document? Chime in on the forum.

Forum members discuss how to work out which machines a specific USB device has been connected to.

Forum members give advice about how to see if an external drive with Bitlocker has been mounted on a machine.

Is it possible to truly delete a file, and if so, how? Add your thoughts on the forum.

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Forensic Focus 16th November 2023 3:08 pm

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Si and Desi talk to Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Emma Pickering, Head of Tech and Economic Abuse at Refuge. They discuss the impact of digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) in cases of domestic abuse. They highlight the prevalence of tech-enabled abuse, such as the use of stalkerware, and the need for comprehensive support and safety plans for survivors. 

They also talk about the challenges faced by law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting these cases, as well as the importance of training and awareness in addressing tech-enabled abuse. The conversation emphasizes the need for collaboration between organizations, tech developers, and law enforcement to effectively combat domestic abuse.

Show Notes:

Apple Support: How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe - https://support.apple.com/guide/personal-safety/how-safety-check-works-ips2aad835e1/web
IBM: Five Technology Design Principles to Combat Domestic Abuse - https://www.ibm.com/policy/five-technology-design-principles-to-combat-domestic-abuse/
EFF: Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users  - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/today-uk-parliament-undermined-privacy-security-and-freedom-all-internet-users
Wesley Mission: More support to help escape family violence - https://www.wesleymission.org.au/about-us/what-we-do/helping-people-most-in-need/housing-and-accommodation/wesley-emergency-relief/more-support-to-help-escape-family-violence/
Refuge: How we can help you - https://refuge.org.uk/i-need-help-now/how-we-can-help-you/
Electronic Frontier Foundation - https://www.eff.org/

Si and Desi talk to Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Emma Pickering, Head of Tech and Economic Abuse at Refuge. They discuss the impact of digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) in cases of domestic abuse. They highlight the prevalence of tech-enabled abuse, such as the use of stalkerware, and the need for comprehensive support and safety plans for survivors.

They also talk about the challenges faced by law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting these cases, as well as the importance of training and awareness in addressing tech-enabled abuse. The conversation emphasizes the need for collaboration between organizations, tech developers, and law enforcement to effectively combat domestic abuse.

Show Notes:

Apple Support: How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe - https://support.apple.com/guide/personal-safety/how-safety-check-works-ips2aad835e1/web
IBM: Five Technology Design Principles to Combat Domestic Abuse - https://www.ibm.com/policy/five-technology-design-principles-to-combat-domestic-abuse/
EFF: Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/today-uk-parliament-undermined-privacy-security-and-freedom-all-internet-users
Wesley Mission: More support to help escape family violence - https://www.wesleymission.org.au/about-us/what-we-do/helping-people-most-in-need/housing-and-accommodation/wesley-emergency-relief/more-support-to-help-escape-family-violence/
Refuge: How we can help you - https://refuge.org.uk/i-need-help-now/how-we-can-help-you/
Electronic Frontier Foundation - https://www.eff.org/

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Protecting Victims From Stalkerware And Tech-Enabled Abuse

Forensic Focus 15th November 2023 11:11 am

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