3rd September 2026

“The Skills And Resilience To Do One Of The Hardest Jobs In Policing” — Why This DFIR Recruitment Language Gets The Evidence Wrong
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Does recruiting for “resilience” risk putting responsibility in the wrong place? Paul Gullon-Scott looks at what the evidence says about digital forensic well-being, workload and organisational support, and why the language we use matters....

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Forensic Focus Digest, September 04 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, September 04 2026

4th September 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore practical ways to tackle forensic backlogs with Atola Technology, learn best practices for AI-assisted investigations with Cellebrite, and more....read more

Belkasoft Named A Major Player In The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Forensics Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment

Belkasoft Named A Major Player In The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Forensics Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment

3rd September 2026

Belkasoft has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Forensics Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment - a milestone that reflects the maturity of Belkasoft X and the company's continued innovation in AI-powered digital forensics....read more

Cellebrite Genesis: Turn Digital Evidence Into Actionable Leads In Minutes

Cellebrite Genesis: Turn Digital Evidence Into Actionable Leads In Minutes

3rd September 2026

See how Cellebrite Genesis uses agentic AI to help enterprise investigative teams cut through complex digital evidence, uncover connections, and move from data to actionable leads in minutes....read more

Start With the Exam Outline for CCFP Digital Forensics Certification

The Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) certification is the only global cyber forensics credential that provides a comprehensive validation of your knowledge and skills as a digital forensics expert. Developed by (ISC) 2 , a leader in the information security

Feds Want to ID Web Trolls Who ‘Threatened’ Silk Road Judge

On Dark Web sites like the Silk Road black market and its discussion forums, anonymous visitors could write even the most extreme libertarian and anarchist statements without fear. The rest of the internet, as a few critics of the US

Interview with Adam Hovak, Software Product Manager, Exelis

Adam, you’re a Software Product Manager at Exelis. Could you tell us a bit about what the company does, and what your own role involves? We’ve had some pretty big changes at Exelis in the last few weeks; As of

Adam Hovak, Software Product Manager, Exelis

Adam, you’re a Software Product Manager at Exelis. Could you tell us a bit about what the company does, and what your own role involves? We’ve had some pretty big changes at Exelis in the last few weeks; As of

Cellebrite Offers Advanced Services to Enhance Agency Mobile Forensics

Today at Mobile Forensic World, Cellebrite introduced a new line of Advanced Investigative Services that enable law enforcement agencies globally to enhance existing mobile forensics expertise whenever and wherever it’s needed. Cellebrite’s Advanced Investigative Services (CAIS) is designed to complement

(ISC)2 Provides Official Guide to Cyber Forensics Certification

Cyber forensic knowledge requirements have expanded and evolved just as the nature of digital information has, requiring cyber forensics professionals to understand far more than just hard drive and intrusion analysis. The Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) from (ISC) 2

TDFCon 2015 – Recap

TDFCon presents an opportunity for students from Teesside University and elsewhere to come together and discuss their research with industry professionals, law enforcement representatives and fellow students. The theme for this year’s programme was ‘The Future of Digital Forensics’, and

TDFCon 2015 – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from TDFCon held at Teesside University, Middlesbrough (UK) on the 15th of May 2015. Conference highlights TDFCon presents an opportunity for students from Teesside University and elsewhere to come

ReclaiMe starts metadata reliability research

ReclaiMe Data Recovery Company starts a research aiming to determine the reliability and accuracy of various file metadata like creation, modification, access timestamps, and probably file names in modern filesystems using copy-on-write, such as BTRFS and ReFS.In well-studied FAT and

Secure View 4 Full Trial Now Available through June

The all new Secure View 4 cell phone forensic software is available for a free download throughout the entire month of June! This will be a working version of the software, allowing users access to one of the most advanced

Acquiring Windows PCs

by Oleg Afonin, Danil Nikolaev and Yuri Gubanov In our previous article, we talked about acquiring tablets running Windows 8 and 8.1. In this publication, we will talk about the acquisition of Windows computers – desktops and laptops. This class

Acquiring Windows PCs

by Oleg Afonin, Danil Nikolaev and Yuri Gubanov In our previous article, we talked about acquiring tablets running Windows 8 and 8.1. In this publication, we will talk about the acquisition of Windows computers – desktops and laptops. This class

Interview with Philipp Amann, Senior Strategic Analyst, Europol

Philipp, you presented a paper at DFRWS about robustness and resilience in digital forensics laboratories. Could you briefly outline your research for our readers? The main focus of our research is on identifying the key elements of resilience and robustness

Philipp Amann, Senior Strategic Analyst, Europol

Philipp, you presented a paper at DFRWS about robustness and resilience in digital forensics laboratories. Could you briefly outline your research for our readers? The main focus of our research is on identifying the key elements of resilience and robustness

Webinar: Analyzing Evidence from Mobile Devices – Hidden and Deleted Data

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6044973458626959618 Date: Tuesday May 26, 2015Time: 7am PT/10am ET/2pm GMT/3pm BST Presenter: Tatiana Pankova, Marketing Manager, Oxygen Forensics Learn how to uncover a suspect or victim’s activities with timeline, communication and location data. Discover how investigators can track user locations,