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21st October 2026

How Semantics 21 Is Changing The Way Investigators Work With Digital Evidence
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Digital evidence has evolved, but have your investigative workflows kept pace? Discover how Semantics 21 is helping investigators reduce manual effort, prioritise critical evidence and work smarter with modern forensic intelligence tools....

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Passware Kit 2026 v4 Simplifies BitLocker Decryption And Adds E01 Export

Passware Kit 2026 v4 Simplifies BitLocker Decryption And Adds E01 Export

21st October 2026

Passware Kit 2026 v4 is here with expanded BitLocker decryption support for AMD and Lenovo devices, the new YellowKey method, Linux eCryptfs decryption, E01 export, and enhanced Apple support....read more

Investigating WMI Permanent Event Subscription Persistence

Investigating WMI Permanent Event Subscription Persistence

19th October 2026

Vitalii offers a hands-on DFIR deep dive into WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumer persistence, from registration and execution to memory artifacts, Sigma detection, and cleanup....read more

Atola TaskForce Gets A Massive Update Including A New Compare Module

Atola TaskForce Gets A Massive Update Including A New Compare Module

19th October 2026

Meet Atola TaskForce firmware 2026.10, featuring a brand-new sector-by-sector Compare module, detection of used-drive fraud on Seagate devices, enhanced Web API automation, and 30+ improvements across forensic imaging workflows....read more

Windows Registry Analysis 101

by Chirath De Alwis Computer forensics is the process of methodically examining computer media (hard disks, diskettes, tapes, etc.) for evidence. When considering computer forensics, registry forensics plays a huge role because of the amount of the data that is

Windows Registry Analysis 101

by Chirath De Alwis Computer forensics is the process of methodically examining computer media (hard disks, diskettes, tapes, etc.) for evidence [1].  When considering computer forensics, registry forensics plays a huge role because of the amount of the data that

Techno Security And Digital Forensics Conference CA 2019 – Recap

by Mattia Epifani The Techno Security and Forensics CA conference took place between 11th and 13th March at The Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla (San Diego). More than 200 attendees were present, coming from different fields like digital forensics,

Oxygen Forensics Launches Industry Exclusive Drone Update

Oxygen Forensics today becomes the sole company in the industry to offer complete flight history extraction from my MyParrot cloud with the release of Oxygen Forensic Detective (11.3). “Oxygen Forensics continues to ensure our customers have the solutions they need

Career Paths In Digital Forensics

by Christa Miller, Forensic Focus In the 30 or so years since the advent of personal computers made digital forensics a viable career path, the profession has matured to the extent of making multiple career paths possible. Now, professionals who

Passware Kit 2019 v2 Released: Extracts Data From iCloud Keychain & LastPass

What’s New Extraction of iCloud keychain records Export and import of password recovery state Password recovery for LastPass databases Passwords extraction from 1Password databases Instant decryption of VeraCrypt volumes for Linux Password recovery for LUKS: support for an additional encryption

Digital Forensics Jobs And Career Paths

Digital forensics jobs and career paths
Digital forensics jobs and career path options have grown significantly over the past few decades. In fact, the profession has matured to the extent of making multiple career paths possible. Now, professionals who are interested in finding a job in

CGC Monitor: A Vetting System For The DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge

Michael Thompson and Timothy Vidas discuss their work at DFRWS US 2018.Joe: So, here we have Michael and Tim, who will be talking about their paper, ‘CGC Monitor: A Vetting System for the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge’.Timothy: Hi. Thanks for

CGC Monitor: A Vetting System For The DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge

Michael Thompson and Timothy Vidas discuss their work at DFRWS US 2018. Joe: So, here we have Michael and Tim, who will be talking about their paper, ‘CGC Monitor: A Vetting System for the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge’.Timothy: Hi. Thanks

Find More Evidence That Matters With Magnet AXIOM 3.0

We’re excited to release the most powerful and comprehensive version of Magnet AXIOM: Magnet AXIOM 3.0. With AXIOM 3.0, we’re giving you the ability to recover digital evidence from more sources than ever before (including Mac computers and new cloud

Using The Content-Length Header Field In Email Forensics

by Arman Gungor As forensic examiners, we often have to analyze emails in isolation without the benefit of server metadata, neighbor messages, or data from other sources such as workstations. When authenticating an email in isolation, every detail counts—we review

Using The Content-Length Header Field In Email Forensics

by Arman Gungor As forensic examiners, we often have to analyze emails in isolation without the benefit of server metadata, neighbor messages, or data from other sources such as workstations. When authenticating an email in isolation, every detail counts—we review

Logicube To Showcase Forensic Product Line At Conference In Madrid, Spain

Logicube®, Inc will be participating in an upcoming forensic computing and security conference, to be held April 9th in Madrid, Spain. The Congreso Informatica Forense y Seguridad 2019 is sponsored jointly by Ondata International, a Logicube authorized partner with more

Interview With Benjamin, Creator Of Metadata Interrogator

Ben, tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into digital forensics. Hello! So in terms of background, I come from predominantly a law enforcement background, although I’ve also worked in counter-fraud in the private sector too. I’ve