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22nd October 2026

MD-RED v4: AI-Powered Mobile Forensic Analysis, From Raw Evidence To Case Insight
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See how MD-RED v4 handles growing evidence volumes with AI-based media analysis, malware scanning, CDR correlation and PC messenger data in one workflow....

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Detego Global Strengthens Its Presence In Brazil With Detego Day São Paulo 2026

Detego Global Strengthens Its Presence In Brazil With Detego Day São Paulo 2026

22nd October 2026

Join Detego Global in São Paulo on 26 November 2026 for an exclusive event showcasing cutting-edge digital forensics, AI-powered evidence analysis, and investigation management solutions designed to help investigators uncover critical evidence faster....read more

How Semantics 21 Is Changing The Way Investigators Work With Digital Evidence

How Semantics 21 Is Changing The Way Investigators Work With Digital Evidence

21st October 2026

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....read more

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

Data-Driven Approach For Automatic Telephony Threat Analysis

ElMouatez Billa Karbab discusses his work at DFRWS EU 2018. Elmouatez: Hello back. Yeah. I’m here the second author, and the first one couldn’t make it. This is why I’m presenting. Thank you. This work is entitled ‘Data-Driven Approach for

Register For Webinar: Valuable New Capabilities of the Tableau TX1

The latest free update for the OpenText™ Tableau TX1 Forensic Imager provides several exciting new features and enhancements guaranteed to improve data acquisition capabilities. Join OpenText on January 29 at 11 am CST for a live webinar, Valuable New Capabilities

EnCase™ Training By OpenText™ – Digital Forensic Skills To Advance Your Career

The landscape of digital forensic investigations is continually evolving, which entails organizations to ensure their investigative staff is properly trained with the latest tools, techniques and best practices. Corporations and government agencies all over the world use OpenText™ EnCase™ Forensic

OpenForensics: A Digital Forensics GPU Pattern Matching Approach

Ethan Bayne discusses his research at DFRWS EU 2018. Ethan: Hello, everyone. I understand I am the last talk separating you between coffee, so I’ll try to keep it brief. So, my name is Ethan Bayne, I’m coming today from

Digital Forensics News January 2019

OpenText have released EnCase Forensic 8.08, with new cloud and encryption capabilities. There’s only one week left to submit your proposals for DFRWS US 2019, which takes place in Portland, OR in July. The latest version of BlackLight from BlackBag

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. What are your current best practices when you encounter a device that’s full disk encrypted? Would you be interested in attending a forensics get-together in the US

Powerful Digital Forensics With OpenText™ EnCase™ Forensic 8.08

Take digital investigations to the next level with new features in OpenText™ EnCase™ Forensic 8.08. Whether in the field or the lab, digital forensic examiners must overcome investigation roadblocks like OS updates, encryption, new file types, acquisition from the cloud,

How Trustworthy Is Digital Evidence?

Leonhard Hosch shares his research at DFRWS EU 2018. Leonhard: Thank you. I’ll be presenting the paper ‘Controlled Experiments in Digital Evidence Tampering, or How Trustworthy is Digital Evidence?’ I’m Leonhard Hosch, I’m with Felix Freiling, I’m currently doing my

How Trustworthy Is Digital Evidence?

Leonhard Hosch shares his research at DFRWS EU 2018. Leonhard: So, thank you. I’ll be presenting the paper ‘Controlled Experiments in Digital Evidence Tampering, or How Trustworthy is Digital Evidence?’ I’m Leonhard Hosch, I’m with Felix Freiling, I’m currently doing

BlackBag Technologies Releases BlackLight 2018 R4

BlackLight 2018 R4 is officially released! There are several important updates and improvements that will help your software run as efficiently as possible. What's New and Improved? – Apple’s latest picture and video formats (HEIC/HEVC) support– Tagging Improvements– iPhone XS,

Dissecting Malicious Network Traffic To Identify Botnet Communication

by Swasti Bhushan Deb Botnets are well-known in the domains of information security, digital forensics and incident response for hosting illegal data, launching DDOS attacks, stealing information, spamming, bitcoin mining, spreading ransomware, launching brute force attacks, managing remote access to