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One of the most common challenges of any child exploitation investigation is the time it takes to review, categorize and report on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that hasn’t yet been categorized in databases such as Project VIC and the

Zuly Gonzalez's work on protecting online research networks was featured at Techno Security Myrtle Beach 2018. Zuly Gonzalez: Alright, so we’re going to go ahead and get started. Sorry about that – there were a couple of technical issues there,

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Which forensic Linux distro would you use to analyse a Macbook Pro? Add your thoughts on the forum. Forum members discuss how much of an advantage it

Eric, tell us a bit about your background and how you became an investigator. I was a police officer with the Phoenix Police Department in Arizona for 24 years. 15 years of that was working with crimes against children. But

Reviewed by John (Zeke) Thackray, Churchill Fellow, FSS Dip. The objective of this article is to share an independent review and actual hands-on, in the field experience when gathering evidence using the Logicube Forensic Falcon®- NEO. The most important phase

by Richard Press, NIST Aerial drones might someday deliver online purchases to your home. But in some prisons, drone delivery is already a thing. Drones have been spotted flying drugs, cell phones and other contraband over prison walls, and in

Controversy has been raging around ISO 17025 ever since the standard was adopted for digital forensics back in October 2017. Although many people who work in the industry agree that standardisation is advisable and probably necessary if we are to

The latest version of our flagship software, Oxygen Forensic® Detective is now live and available for download by customers with current licenses. In addition to added support for dozens of application updates, version 10.4 offers several major new features to

MediaClone new product release: A portable powerful multi ports Forensic Imager and a Complete Forensic Field Investigation unit, running Linux/Win open OS in a dual boot, that supports many different kinds of digital storage devices includes the latest of NVMe

by Eric Oldenburg, Griffeye We recently met up with Eric Oldenburg, Griffeye’s new Law Enforcement Liasion in North America, and heard about his new role. Here, he explains how reducing mental stress for investigators is a driving force for him,

Want to learn more about Logicube’s next-generation forensic imaging solution? Ultra fast imaging speeds of over 50GB/min, simultaneous imaging from 4 sources to 8 destinations, image from PCIe to PCIe, 2 X 10GbE network connections -designed to streamline the evidence

Brian, you're Director of Training at Oxygen Forensics. Tell us about your role; what does a typical day in your life look like? As Director of Training my goal is to not only develop content to help Oxygen Forensics customers

So you’ve extracted an encrypted smartphone backup. What do you do next? Join us next week for a webinar during which Oxygen Forensics Director of Training Brian Hill will walk attendees through how to access and use data from iOS

Sergey, you're Mobile Team Programming Lead at Paraben. Tell us about your role; what does a typical day in your life look like? My main role is to organize the development process to make sure we are innovating with each

Atola TaskForce’s compact format and multiple connectivity options make it an easily portable device that is capable of imaging 15TB/hour in the lab or in the field. As the company gets feedback from the tool’s first users and potential customers,

Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus BlackBag Technologies was co-founded by Ben Charnota and Derrick Donnelly – both ex-Apple employees who also happen to come from law enforcement backgrounds. With their combined experience, it’s no wonder BlackBag is a