Review – EnCase v7.10

After receiving a call to provide an evaluation on EnCase Forensic v7 Software, I started thinking of my case work on computer and mobile forensic analysis and the all tools that I have used over the years. The most commonly

Organised Gangs Using Technology To Evade Police

Organised criminals are using apps and encrypted messaging to evade police, senior officers believe. The issue has been described as the biggest challenge facing police focused on breaking up organised crime groups. Police Scotland said they made more than 2,100

Review of HDDSurgery Samsung & Toshiba Ramp Set

Reviewed by Mitch Impey A few weeks ago I volunteered to do a review of the HddSurgery tools as I have been fascinated with the mechanics of hard drives since I started working with computers over 25 years ago. I

Interview with Dimitris Loulis from Northwind – HddSurgery

We believe that the quality of products and satisfaction of our clients are the best marketing there is. When our colleagues from data recovery and computer forensics community recommend our tools, we know that we are on the right path

New Nuix Study Finds Human Behaviour as the “Biggest Threat to Company Security”

Board-Level Concerns Force Increased Security Spending to Manage Insider Threats, Survey FindsGlobal security intelligence and information management technology company Nuix has released the findings from a new survey of corporate information security practitioners that indicates a move toward a stronger

Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer: Forensic Acquisition of Google Accounts

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. announces the release of Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer, a digital forensic tool for acquiring data from Google accounts. Implementing over-the-air acquisition of information collected by the search giant, Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer provides access to users’ search history, contacts,

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Is it possible to physically image a device over wifi? Forum members discuss resetting Toshiba BIOS passwords. Which Linux tools would you recommend to speed up file carving?

The Next Stage in Digital Forensic Management

IntaForensics are leaders in digital forensic case and laboratory management solutions, having commercially released their flagship Lima product in 2009. Occasionally, a change comes that truly changes the way that organizations approach the management not only of their cases, but

Complimentary FTK 6.0 Product Webinar

A recording of the webinar “Complimentary FTK 6.0 Product Webinar” is now online and available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here.

New UFED Cloud Analyzer 4.6 Helps You Identify Common Places Of Interest

UFED Cloud Analyzer 4.6 broadens your evidence reach with access to even more data from cloud data sources using the most efficient extraction and analysis capabilities.The updated version 4.6 enables access to valuable Gmail content from devices running iOS 8.3

Interview with Helge Janicke, De Montfort University

Helge, you're Head of the Software Technology Research Laboratory at De Montfort University. Tell us a bit about your role – what does your day-to-day routine look like? It is busy. Part of my role is looking at developing strategic

HddSurgery Spindle Replacement Tool

In our previous article we have shown video guides for using our head replacement tools for Samsung, Toshiba and Hitachi Ramp Hard Drives In this article we will present our tool for Spindle Replacement on Seagate 7200.10/.11 hard drives.Spindle Replacement

Congress Poised to Pass Cybersecurity Measure

Congress is poised to pass a cybersecurity measure aimed at prompting businesses to share information on online threats, as lawmakers inserted the measure early Wednesday into a broad spending package expected to pass this week. The move came after legislators

XAMN v6.16 Released

XAMN v6.16 has just been released and is now available for download from the MSAB website XAMN is software designed specifically for the visualization and analysis of multiple mobile devices forensic files, in an easy to use interface which loads