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

Town receives device to help track online child predators

The Town of Rocky Mount Police Department was presented with a “Cop in a Box” at the Altavista Moose Family Center in Altavista on Wednesday last week. The “Cop in a Box” laptop computer includes a U.S. Department of Justice-certified

Making it easy or hard: Computer forensics expert testimony

Every time I am preparing for testimony at deposition or trial, I ask the attorney I am working for whether I should make it “easy” or “hard.” Even very experienced attorneys examining a technical witness often ask the wrong question.

Computer Forensics & Mobile Forensic Analysis Combined in P2 Commander

Paraben Corporation has announced the release of P2 Commander v3.6. This new version adds the ability to analyze mobile device data acquired using Device Seizure into this comprehensive forensic analysis tool. Also added to this version is support for Outlook

EnCase Training Passport – Certification and Success Through Affordable Training

Guidance Software’s EnCase products are industry standard for corporations and government agencies that need to conduct digital investigations. Capable of addressing every digital investigation scenario, EnCase products are used for e-discovery, cybersecurity, computer forensic investigations, information assurance and other mission

Survey: Reducing Backlogs in Digital Forensics

The number of crimes that require digital forensics expertise is increasing, and alongside it the amount of data that must be analysed is growing exponentially. However, the number of experts is not growing in line with these elements, leading to

Interview with Advanced Laser Imaging, London, UK

ALI use laser imaging technology to assist law enforcement agencies with their investigations. Could you tell us more about this service? It’s basically using laser scanning within all sorts of contexts. The London bombings was probably one of the first

Advanced Laser Imaging, London, UK

ALI use laser imaging technology to assist law enforcement agencies with their investigations. Could you tell us more about this service? It’s basically using laser scanning within all sorts of contexts. The London bombings was probably one of the first

WeChat Forensics

Rapid growth of the usage of OS X has inspired forensic researchers to analyze devices such as the iPad, iPhone and Mac deeply.  Therefore, OS X forensics, starting from Jonathan Zdziarski in 2008, became a very hot topic.  However, most

Laying out the role of the computer forensics neutral expert

When discovery in litigation involves the inspection of computer systems, setting out reasonable and effective protocols often involves a neutral expert in computer evidence. Working for the court, oftentimes at the direction of a special master, the neutral expert will

DFRWS Europe 2014 Annual Conference – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights of the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) held in Amsterdam from the 7th – 9th of May; over the next few weeks we will also be bringing you a

DFRWS Europe 2014 Annual Conference – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights of the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) held in Amsterdam from the 7th – 9th of May; over the next few weeks we will also be bringing you a

Digital Forensics: A Billion-Dollar Market in the Making

Interview with Dr. Ragib Hasan, researcher and director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Secure and Trustworthy computing lab Why is the digital forensics industry poised to be the next billion-dollar market? The industry is going to expand dramatically