20th August 2025

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 20 2025
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Read the latest digital forensics news – SANS releases DFIR Summit playlist, UAC launches v3.2.0, Neal Ysart discusses the Coalition of Cyber Investigators, and more....

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Wrapping Up The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session – What We’ve Covered

Wrapping Up The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session – What We’ve Covered

20th August 2025

Explore S21 Transcriber: a fully offline, court-ready tool with free 30-day access and training....read more

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Retail Under Siege: Fighting Back Against Ransomware With Next-Gen Forensics

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Retail Under Siege: Fighting Back Against Ransomware With Next-Gen Forensics

19th August 2025

Retailers face rising cyber threats—join Exterro's Sept 4 webinar to learn fast, modern forensic response strategies and protect your brand....read more

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, August 18 2025

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, August 18 2025

18th August 2025

Explore a selection of the latest DFIR employment opportunities in this week’s Forensic Focus jobs round-up....read more

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

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

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. How can you find login information when the user profile no longer exists? Can you help pronie2121 with a device seizure acquisition problem? How do you verify

Crimes Against Children Conference 2019 Recap Part II: Digital Evidence

By Christa Miller, Forensic Focus Our first article in this two-part series focused on the technology associated with crimes against children: mobile peer-to-peer software; cryptocurrency used to buy and sell child sexual abuse material (CSAM); the virtual worlds where abuse