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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

Decision-Theoretic File Carver For Triage Situations

Pavel Gladyshev discusses his research at DFRWS EU 2018.Pavel: Thank you. Good evening, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I’d like to briefly tell you about an open-source tool and general approach that we invented about a year ago. I’m

Decision-Theoretic File Carver For Triage Situations

Pavel Gladyshev discusses his research at DFRWS EU 2018. Pavel: Thank you. Good evening, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I’d like to briefly tell you about an open-source tool and general approach that we invented about a year ago.

Interview With Greg Masterson, Technical Sales Engineer, MSAB

What is your background and how did you get started with digital forensics? In 2002, I had been a police officer in New Jersey for nine years when I joined the Union County High Technology Task Force (HTTF). I came

Greg Masterson, Technical Sales Engineer, MSAB

What is your background and how did you get started with digital forensics? In 2002, I had been a police officer in New Jersey for nine years when I joined the Union County High Technology Task Force (HTTF). I came

AccessData To Host 2019 User Summit In Las Vegas, April 8-11

Renowned experts in fields of forensics, cybersecurity and digital investigations headline conference for forensics and legal professionals AccessData Group announced that it will host its 2019 User Summit from April 8-11, at the luxurious Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson,

Digital Assistants: The New Eye-Witness

The popularity of virtual digital assistants is growing at a pace never seen; the estimated number of people using digital assistants worldwide is projected to reach 1.8 billion by 2021. These “assistants” make our lives easier and relevant but they

Digital Forensics News February 2019

Early bird registration for DFRWS EU 2019 ends on the 3rd of March – book your place here. Magnet Forensics have partnered with Grayshift to offer advanced investigative capabilities on iOS devices. BlackBag and Image Analyzer are now working together

DFRWS EU Early Bird Registration Ends Soon

The Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) EU chapter will take place in Norway this year. The conference will be held in Oslo from the 24th-26th of April at the National Criminal Investigation Service (KRIPOS). Early Bird registration means a reduction

Forensicating The Apple TV

Mattia: Hello, thank you. First, my presentation will run for the next four hours, so I’m really pleased that you can stay here up to nine o’clock. No, I’m just joking. I will go very quickly, because I also have

Forensicating The Apple TV

Mattia Epifani discusses his research at DFRWS EU 2018 Mattia: Hello, thank you. First, my presentation will run for the next four hours, so I’m really pleased that you can stay here up to nine o’clock. No, I’m just joking.

Review: Oxygen Forensic Detective 11.0.1.12 From Oxygen Forensics

by Götz Güttich Oxygen Forensic Detective is software that assists users to extract and analyze data from mobile devices, SIM-cards, storage cards, drones and IoT devices. It is intended to be used by law enforcement, special services, and corporations. We

Oxygen Forensic Detective 11.0.1.12 From Oxygen Forensics

Reviewed by Götz Güttich Oxygen Forensic Detective is software that assists users to extract and analyze data from mobile devices, SIM-cards, storage cards, drones and IoT devices. It is intended to be used by law enforcement, special services, and corporations.