21st August 2025

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Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 20 2025

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 20 2025

20th August 2025

Read the latest digital forensics news – SANS releases DFIR Summit playlist, UAC launches v3.2.0, Neal Ysart discusses the Coalition of Cyber Investigators, and more....read more

Wrapping Up The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session – What We’ve Covered

Wrapping Up The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session – What We’ve Covered

20th August 2025

Explore S21 Transcriber: a fully offline, court-ready tool with free 30-day access and training....read more

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Retail Under Siege: Fighting Back Against Ransomware With Next-Gen Forensics

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Retail Under Siege: Fighting Back Against Ransomware With Next-Gen Forensics

19th August 2025

Retailers face rising cyber threats—join Exterro's Sept 4 webinar to learn fast, modern forensic response strategies and protect your brand....read more

Forensics Europe Expo: a focal point for the forensics industry

The debut edition of Forensics Europe Expo takes place 24-25 April 2013 at London’s Olympia venue. But what’s the thinking behind the show’s launch, and what can visitors expect to gain from attending? Event director Phillip Hunter provides the details…

Paraben Releases Device Seizure 6.0

Paraben has announced the release of Device Seizure 6.0. This major release of the first forensic tool for mobile phone examinations adds physical support for iPhones, more physical support for Androids, and many more exciting features. Some highlights to the

Internet Evidence Finder (IEF) review

Reviewed by BitHead When this review started at the beginning of August 2012, Internet Evidence Finder (IEF) was a project of Jad Saliba of JADSoftware. At that time the version was 5.41. The interface was simple, and IEF was an

Bad Sector Recovery

by Dmitry Postrigan Hard drives are built in a way so that they never return unreliable data. This means that if a hard drive cannot guarantee 100 percent accuracy of the data requested, it will simply return an error and

Adroit Photo Forensics 2013: Faster, More Accurate Photo Evidence Recovery

Digital Assembly has updated Adroit Photo Forensics 2013 to version 3.0b. This update has greatly improved both the accuracy and speed of our patented SmartCarving™ algorithm. SmartCarving™ recovers fragmented photo evidence that no other product can recover. In addition, we

Major Update To Computer Forensics Tool Registry Recon Released

Arsenal Recon, creators of computer forensics solutions built by computer forensics experts, announce major advancements to their signature product Registry Recon. Registry Recon is the only computer forensics tool that probes Microsoft Windows Registry data whether it was active, backed

Forensic Artifact: Malware Analysis in Windows 8

by Joseph Orekoya I read and heard from different sources that Windows 8 was secure but I am a big time skeptic, so I had to prove it to myself. To be sure of the fact that Windows 8 is

Internet Evidence Finder (IEF)

Reviewed by BitHead (discussion thread here). When this review started at the beginning of August 2012, Internet Evidence Finder (IEF) was a project of Jad Saliba of JADSoftware. At that time the version was 5.41. The interface was simple, and

What are ‘gdocs’? Google Drive Data

As “the Cloud” (a varied mix of internet based services ranging from web-based email accounts, on-line storage and services that synchronise data across multiple computers) becomes more relevant and the dominance of the PC or tablet as the exclusive “home”

Ortiz says suicide will not change handling of cases

U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s office doubled down in defense of its handling of the case against the late Aaron Swartz last night, but his loved ones say she needs to reflect on her official “bullying,” while legal experts said they

Job Vacancy: X-act Forensics – Cell Site Analyst, Midlands, UK

X-act Forensics Ltd are currently recruiting for a cell site expert/analyst. This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful independent forensic company with a great reputation. Applicants must have previous experience of 2G and 3G networks, call data record

Net.Hunter: Handheld Packet Capture Appliance for Security/Forensics

Net.Hunter is a handy Handheld Packet Capture device ideal for many applications including those within the Security and Forensic sector. In the past, testing was restricted to high end and costly rack mounted devices based in laboratories. Nowadays, mobility is

Belkasoft Evidence Center 5.2 Speeds Up Evidence Collection, Supports QQ 2012

Belkasoft has updated its flagship forensic product, Belkasoft Evidence Center 2013, to version 5.2, greatly reducing the time required to collect digital evidence from larger hard drives. The new release introduces a brand-new core engine, bringing much greater performance to

Bad Sector Recovery

Bad Sector Recovery Hard drives are built in a way so that they never return unreliable data. This means that if a hard drive cannot guarantee 100 percent accuracy of the data requested, it will simply return an error and

Forensics Firsts: Dropbox Decryption and Web Video Recovery in IEF

With a strong commitment to helping thousands of its customers in the world’s top law enforcement, military, government and corporate organizations recover data from a broad range of Internet-related communications, Magnet Forensics (formerly JADsoftware) has unveiled v5.8 of its industry-leading

e-Discovery Support Engineer needed in Washington D.C.

Phacil, an award-winning, ISO 20000:2011 registered Government Contractor, is seeking an e-Discovery Support Engineer in Washington D.C. with an active Top Secret clearance. The Company provides diversified services to both the civilian and defense markets, including Information Technology, Engineering and