15th July 2026

Forensic Focus Briefs National Policing and Forensic Bodies on Investigator Well-Being
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Evidence from the Forensic Focus International Well-Being Study has been formally submitted to Parliament and to the national bodies responsible for policing standards, practitioner welfare and forensic quality in the UK. Here's who we've briefed, what we're asking for, and what happens next....

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The End Of Manual Transcription Starts Here

The End Of Manual Transcription Starts Here

14th July 2026

Spend less time manually reviewing audio and video evidence with S21 Transcriber v2.0 - an offline, rapid and accurate way to turn spoken material into searchable, structured intelligence....read more

Katelyn Rogers, Digital Forensic Analyst, Mississippi Cyber Initiative

Katelyn Rogers, Digital Forensic Analyst, Mississippi Cyber Initiative

14th July 2026

Digital forensics analyst Katelyn Rogers discusses bridging academia and law enforcement, developing open-source investigative tools, and encouraging more women and early-career professionals to enter the field....read more

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, July 13 2026

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, July 13 2026

13th July 2026

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

ADR512 Testing

by Andrey Fedorov The purpose of this article is to find additional information about the capabilities, specifics, and USPs of the ADR512 Android Data Recovery program. A full description of this software can be found here. Developers from 512 BYTE,

Atola Technology Sets A New Bar For Acquisition Tools With Atola TaskForce

Today Atola Technology announced the launch of Atola TaskForce, the next generation of evidence acquisition tools. Having optimized its imaging algorithm in 2016 to match maximum speeds drives operate at, Atola now presents a system that further solves the market’s

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Is it possible to wipe BitLocker encrypted USB drives? Add your thoughts on the forum. Forum members help jblakley to recover Gmail artifacts. Would you be interested

Searching And Filtering Emails when Forensically Collecting Mailboxes

by Arman Gungor When mailboxes are forensically preserved for eDiscovery or digital forensic investigations, their contents are almost always searched and filtered. Filtering emails helps overcome time, scope and cost constraints and alleviates privacy concerns. There are two main ways

Searching And Filtering Emails When Forensically Collecting Mailboxes

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by Arman Gungor When mailboxes are forensically preserved for eDiscovery or digital forensic investigations, their contents are almost always searched and filtered. Filtering emails helps overcome time, scope and cost constraints and alleviates privacy concerns. There are two main ways

Oxygen Forensics Introduces New Method Of Decrypting WhatsApp Data

Oxygen Forensics, a worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices, cloud services, and drones, announced today that Oxygen Forensic® Detective 10.2 can now acquire a WhatApp Cloud token from Android devices.Two months ago, Oxygen

Mobile Forensics – Advanced Investigative Strategies

by Oleg Afonin & Vladimir Katalov Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Mobile forensics is a growing subsection of digital forensic investigation. With the proliferation of devices, applications and operating systems available nowadays, it’s increasingly becoming a vital and

Mobile Forensics – Advanced Investigative Strategies

by Oleg Afonin & Vladimir Katalov Reviewed by Scar de Courcier, Forensic Focus Mobile forensics is a growing subsection of digital forensic investigation. With the proliferation of devices, applications and operating systems available nowadays, it’s increasingly becoming a vital and

Interview With Jim Kent, CEO & Co-Founder, Black Rainbow

Jim, you're CEO & Co-Founder at Black Rainbow. Tell us a bit about the company and its aims. BlackRainbow design and build off-the-shelf and bespoke software solutions for the security industry. We’re trusted advisors to corporate and government sectors, leading

Jim Kent, CEO & Co-Founder, Black Rainbow

Jim, you're CEO & Co-Founder at Black Rainbow. Tell us a bit about the company and its aims. BlackRainbow design and build off-the-shelf and bespoke software solutions for the security industry. We’re trusted advisors to corporate and government sectors, leading

AccessData Releases New Version Of AD Enterprise

Software product for managing forensic investigations across the enterprise, featuring new enhanced post-breach analysis capabilities, is the only tool to collect all complex data types at the endpoint.AccessData Group today announced the release of AD Enterprise 6.5, a new version

Using Technology To Get Results: Think Outside The Silo

by Johann Hofmann, Griffeye In an article series of three, published in the Interpol Newsletter, Griffeye explores the possibilities of technology in digital media investigations. In this second article, Johann Hofmann, Director & Head of Griffeye, talks about the limitations

Using Technology To Get Results: Think Outside The Silo

by Johann Hofmann, Griffeye In an article series of three, published in the Interpol Newsletter, Griffeye explores the possibilities of technology in digital media investigations. In this second article, Johann Hofmann, Director & Head of Griffeye, talks about the limitations

Now Released: XRY 7.7.1, Plus Kiosk And Tablet 7.7.1

New XRY 7.7.1 is now available, featuring support for GrayKey extractions of iPhones and iOS devices. Plus support for 107 new app versions and 81 new device profiles.This release reflects our approach to supporting customers by issuing new software version

Cross-Geographic Open Source Investigations

When it comes to online investigations, a lot of open source intelligence (OSINT) can be – and usually is – gathered via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google and Instagram. But in addition to these global giants, every country has its own