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Internet artifacts are only a subset of the potential evidence that can be found on mobile devices and computers. Internet Evidence Finder (IEF), from Magnet Forensics, now recovers more evidence in just one search with the new Business Applications &

Arnim, please tell us about your role as a lecturer in digital forensics, and how you first became interested in the field. I’ve been fascinated with ‘tinkering’ with computers from a young age: figuring out why things (don’t) work, reverse-engineering,

For more than 15 years, EnCase has empowered investigators by exposing data invisible to most tools and putting this data at the investigator’s fingertips with flexible, accessible analysis and reporting. EnCase 7.10 is built to continue this tradition. EnCase 7.10

The phenomenon of cyber bullying has received a significant amount of attention in the last decade and literature in this field has grown exponentially with advice and guidance on how to deal with cyber bullying. Yet the term cyber bullying

Paraben has announced the agenda for PFIC 2014. The popular digital forensics conference runs November 12-14, 2014 at Snowbird, Utah. PFIC has a successful mix of lectures, labs, and training sessions. In addition the event is known to have some

In this article we’ll describe the complete workflow for image and video forensics. In fact, just like computer forensics in not only dumb copying and looking at files, forensic video analysis is broad and complex and there are many steps

The recent rise in the number of people who suspect they may be being tracked on the internet, whether by government agencies, advertisers or nefarious groups, has led to increased interest in anonymising services such as TOR. TOR, or The

In recent years, cloud computing has made the leap from an emerging technology to government mainstay, allowing agencies an IT avenue to share services, save money and increase efficiency. However, cloud computing still presents some major technical challenges in government,

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss the best way to retrieve Facebook profile data. What does it mean when a mail header shows two X-Originating IP addresses? Forensic imaging of a

Tens of thousands of paedophiles are using the so-called dark net to trade images of sexual abuse, an investigation by BBC News indicates. One site receives as many as 500 page views per second, its founder says. Figures from another

Analyzing documents to prove their authenticity has been one of the cornerstones of computer forensics and is still an important part of the investigative process to this day. Whether you’re investigating documents in a fraud case, an IP theft, or

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), approximate matching is a technology that can be used in a variety of settings, including digital forensics, security monitoring and data filtering. It involves locating similarities among pieces of digital

Due to continued growth and expansion Blackthorn are looking to recruit to a number of digital forensic positions in London. We are particularly looking for the following: Computer Analysts (3 years plus experience)Computer Analysts (1-2 years experience)Mobile Device Specialists (1

When Guidance Software originally released the Tableau TD3 forensic imaging system back in 2012, it was revolutionary. Forensic investigators had asked for and eagerly awaited innovations like the color touchscreen user interface, modular architecture, network imaging, and remote triage capabilities.

Internet Evidence Finder (IEF) is well known for its ability to excel at recovering Internet artifacts from chat, social networking and browsers including webmail. New with IEF v6.4, Magnet Forensics has expanded those capabilities to include desktop email as well.

The explosive growth in both the use and capacity of smartphones has led to a sea change in digital forensics, creating technology challenges for the justice and law enforcement communities and raising legal questions that in some cases have gone