Digital Forensics News September 2017

The Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference is under way in San Antonio, Texas. Share your thoughts on social media using the hashtag #TechnoSecurityTX. BlackBag Technologies have launched a new educational program. Dan from 4n6k.com tweeted a thread about how

Join Webinar On The New Version Of Belkasoft Evidence Center 2018

In a few days the new version of leading digital forensic product by Belkasoft will be released. Malware detection, Windows 10 memory reconstruction, crypto currencies analysis – learn what’s new in BEC 2018 by joining the webinar lead by Belkasoft’s

Digital Forensics: Iron Bars, Cement And Superglue

by James ZjalicWhen most people think of digital forensics they think of CSI Miami: hackers in hoodies and Mission Impossible type biometrics. But under the superficial exterior, there is a framework of laws, regulations, best practices, guidelines, and standards surrounding

AccessData Launches Coffee Break Webinar Series

Take a coffee break with AccessData and gain valuable knowledge in 30 minutes. The Coffee Breaks are a series of quick how-to webinars designed to provide you a brief tutorial on a variety of topics, including “How to use forensic

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss how to identify bad sectors on a drive. Have you had any experience with Ethereum forensics? Chime in on the forum. Can you help

New Security Measures In iOS 11 And Their Forensic Implications

by Oleg Afonin, Elcomsoft Apple is about to launch its next-generation iOS in just a few days. Researching developer betas, we discovered that iOS 11 implements a number of new security measures. The purpose of these measures is better protecting

Review Of MacQuisition 2017 From BlackBag Technologies

Reviewed by David Flynn, Forensic Examiner for the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, Greenville, North Carolina. MacQuisition has been the go-to tool for acquisition of Apple computers for quite some time. With the most recent changes in the methods of acquiring

BlackBag Technologies Launch Forensic Software Educational Program

A partner recently commented to BlackBag Technologies that their digital forensic software ‘performed like a champ.’ The fact this partner, Bay Path University, is educating the next generation of digital forensic investigators, adds even more to the endorsement. BlackBag Technologies

Cellular GPS Evidence: Waze + Cellebrite + CellHawk

by Patrick Siewert, Principal Consultant, Pro Digital Forensic ConsultingIt’s becoming common knowledge that location evidence on cellular devices can provide a wealth of evidence in any number of civil, criminal and investigative matters. Law enforcement agencies use cellular location evidence

Webinar: Hyperscale Your Investigation And Intelligence Capabilities

How do you future-proof your investigative lab capabilities to handle the expanding complexity and volumes of digital evidence involved in cases today? During this session you will hear some ideas and concepts to help tackle this ever growing problem and

Blog Series: Using F-Response In Enterprise Investigations

This month, Jamie McQuaid, a Forensics Consultant at Magnet Forensics, looked at how F-Response and Magnet AXIOM can be used together to recover data remotely in enterprise investigations. In this three-part series, Jamie discusses how to establish a read-only, secure

Oxygen Forensics Adds An Industry Leading Ability To Decode Drone Data

Oxygen Forensics, a worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, can now parse and decode drone data from Phantom 3 and Inspire 1 drones manufactured by DJI.With over 770,000 registered drones

When No Conclusion Can Be A Conclusion

by James Zjalic Before CCTV systems were conceived, eye-witness accounts were the only method of identifying a suspect based on their facial features. The pitfalls of this type of identification have been well documented numerous times with regard to the