6th August 2025

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 06 2025
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Read the latest DFIR news – starting a digital forensic business, Hashcat v7.0.0, GenAI incident response guidance, cross-border investigation challenges, and more....

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Halfway Through The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session

Halfway Through The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session

6th August 2025

We are halfway through the S21 Transcriber Spotlight — catch up on the latest demos and see how investigators are using the tool in real casework....read more

Safeguarding ICAC Investigators: Detego Global’s Commitment To Mental Well-Being

Safeguarding ICAC Investigators: Detego Global’s Commitment To Mental Well-Being

5th August 2025

Protecting children online shouldn't come at the cost of investigators' mental health—see how Detego Global is changing the game....read more

Semantics 21 Wants Your Help To Rename LASERi-X

Semantics 21 Wants Your Help To Rename LASERi-X

5th August 2025

Semantics 21 is renaming their groundbreaking CSAM forensics tool—and your idea could win your team a free year of access....read more

Forensic Focus Reviewer Required

Forensic Focus is looking for a US-based reviewer to write objective and informative reviews of new digital forensic tools and solutions. In addition to gaining early access to new products, remuneration will also be provided. Reviewers will need to have

Brett Shavers On DFIR Training And Mental Health In Digital Forensics

Christa: Hello and welcome to the Forensic Focus podcast. Monthly we interview experts from the digital forensics and incident response community, on a host of topics ranging from technical aspects to soft skills. I’m your host, Christa Miller. Our inaugural

Webinar: The New And Improved XRY

A new webinar, The New And Improved XRY, is available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Read More

The New And Improved XRY

Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Hello everyone. My name is Jacob Hulsey, I will be the presenter today, and my contact info is on the screen for you.

The Power Of Amped Authenticate For Investigating CSE Cases

by Lucy Carey-Shields When we talk about Amped Authenticate, you may automatically think of its use in detecting forged and manipulated images such as those created using editing software to portray a different scenario or message from that of the

New XRY 8.1.2: Unlock Samsung Galaxy (Exynos) Devices

New XRY 8.1.2 is now available — with added support for Samsung Galaxy S7/S8/S9 and A & J series with Exynos chipsets, a new option for radically faster targeted iOS extractions, 10 to 15 times faster extractions of selected newer

How To Collect And Share Digital Evidence Files With Prosecutors

In this short How To video, digital forensic specialist Rich Frawley will show you how to collect and share digital evidence files with prosecutors and third parties using ADF Software. This video is ideal for learning how to share evidence

How To Collect And Share Digital Evidence Files With Prosecutors

In this short How To video, digital forensic specialist Rich Frawley will show you how to collect and share digital evidence files with prosecutors and third parties using ADF Software. This video is ideal for learning how to share evidence

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part IV

by Harold Burt-Gerrans In Part 3, I introduced the concept of consolidating duplicates by tracking Metadata at a DocID level and coding and/or document actions at a Document Level. For ease, I’m duplicating part of the example charts here as

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part IV

by Harold Burt-Gerrans In Part 3, I introduced the concept of consolidating duplicates by tracking Metadata at a DocID level and coding and/or document actions at a Document Level. For ease, I’m duplicating part of the example charts here as

Brett Shavers On DFIR Training And Mental Health In Digital Forensics

Christa: Hello and welcome to the Forensic Focus podcast. Monthly we interview experts from the digital forensics and incident response community, on a host of topics ranging from technical aspects to soft skills. I’m your host, Christa Miller. Our inaugural

Register For Webinar – Addressing The Serious Threat Of Cybercrime

Cybercrime provides its own unique challenges. Every case of fraud, workplace harassment, insider threats, identify theft, data exfiltration, IP theft, network intrusions, malware and ransomware attacks have the potential to devastate not only individuals, but corporations of all sizes. In

Webinar: Atola TaskForce Demo

A new webinar, Atola TaskForce Demo, is available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Read More

Atola TaskForce Demo

Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Quickstart: Your First Imaging Session First of all, let’s make sure that the drive that we are about to image is in good

Uses Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) In Crime Scene Investigations

by Chirath De Alwis and Chamalka De Silva Recent advancements in technology have helped many people to have a better quality of life. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as ‘drones’, are one such technological advancement that can help society