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Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Can you help mkwest recover data from a DVR? Forum members discuss a mystery involving encrypted files and strange MFT entries. Is it always possible to recover

Today, AccessData Group announced that it partnered with IACIS in a consortium led by INsig2 to deliver professional training in digital forensics to European law enforcement agencies.Group awarded four-year contract from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to educate 800 law

Let’s check out the new features of the Face Detection within Griffeye Analyze DI. Make sure in the Analyze Forensic Market you have the Face and Video utility pack both activated before you create your case. Once you do so,

by Scar de Courcier In recent months there have been several new and exciting developments to BlackBag’s BlackLight solution. BlackLight helps investigators to analyse computer volumes and mobile devices; it can acquire Android and iPhone devices and runs on Mac

Major disruptions ahead for terrorists. At MI5, we help to keep the country safe. Our talented teams work against ever-evolving threats, from terrorism to espionage. In Covert Technical Operations, our specialists disrupt the work of potential terrorists. Leading on high-profile

by Arman Gungor Microsoft Word forensic analysis is something digital forensic investigators do quite often for document authentication. Because of the great popularity of Microsoft Office, many important business documents such as contracts and memoranda are created using Word. When

When you’re faced with an intrusion — whether you were brought in as an outside consultant or are responsible for incident response for your organization — your stakeholders or management ask the same question: What did they take, and how

Kevin, tell us a bit about yourself. What's your background, and how did you become interested in digital forensics? I have always been a person with interest in electronics (hardware) taking apart and fixing TVs, CB Radios, VCRs and the

AD Enterprise 6.5 introduced new, enhanced targeted search capabilities on live remote systems. Come join us for a short introduction to the new ability. Use it to search and preview data including keywords, hash values, email, security events, etc. These

Magnet Forensics has been working hard to make sure that that the day-to-day experience of using Magnet AXIOM is improving all the time. With the latest version of Magnet AXIOM, Magnet AXIOM 2.5, we’re continuing to build on the huge

by Richard Press, NIST One of the largest software libraries in the world just grew larger. The National Software Reference Library (NSRL), which archives copies of the world’s most widely installed software titles, has expanded to include computer game software

by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Griffeye Analyze sprung from a need for better triage and decreased investigator stress in child exploitation investigations. Specialising in visual media, the idea is to increase workflow whilst decreasing the level of exposure for

Susteen’s new Data Pilot 10 Field Acquisition Device: For the first time ever, while in the field, you can easily access and retrieve data from phones in minutes, while quickly searching for known keywords and lists. Full reporting features, help

A new digital forensics challenge hosted by the Korean Institute of Information Security & Cryptology (KIISC), the Digital Forensics Challenge 2018 aims to expand knowledge of computer forensics and contribute to the field. The challenge has two main categories: a

A new webinar, Ask The Expert: The Importance Of APFS Snapshots In Investigations, is available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.

The eBook is offered for free via a download on the Paraben site at https://paraben.com/dfir-materials-2/. Validation in forensics, whether digital or physical, is paramount. Today not only do we face rapidly changing technology, we also have to deal with the