20th August 2025

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 20 2025
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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....

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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

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, August 18 2025

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, August 18 2025

18th August 2025

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

Forensic Focus Digest, April 12 2024

Read our digest of the latest content on the Forensic Focus website, including news, interviews, podcasts, articles, press releases, and more.

Atola Insight Forensic Gets iSCSI Support for Remote Imaging

Atola Technology released a software update for Atola Insight Forensic, a fast forensic imaging system with the capacity to run 3 simultaneous imaging sessions and work with damaged media.  Version 5.5 brings support for the iSCSI protocol, enabling remote imaging

Cyber Scandals And When (Not) To Trust Computers

Desi: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Forensic Focus Podcast. Si: With our usual levels of professionalism. Desi: Yeah, we started talking and I was like, “Let’s start recording”. So welcome, everyone. It’s been a while since we’ve done a podcast

Introducing XRY 10.9, XAMN 7.9, And XEC 7.9 From MSAB

MSAB is proud to announce its latest release, packed with powerful new features and significant updates designed to enhance digital investigations for law enforcement and government agencies worldwide. The new versions of XRY, XAMN, and XEC from MSAB will elevate

Digital Forensics Round-Up, April 10 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:  How Did That Photo Get On That iPhone Usually the content of a photo, its EXIF information (if available), and/or its timestamp are generally adequate in most inquiries and the

Aligning Forensic Investigations To The MITRE ATT&CK Framework

In this blog we’ll explore how the Cado Security platform leverages the MITRE ATT&CK Framework to enhance forensic investigations. By combining ATT&CK’s comprehensive knowledge with Cado’s powerful investigation capabilities, security teams gain deeper insights into attacker behaviour. What is the

Robert Jan Mora, Principal Threat Investigator, Volexity

FF: Tell us about your background and how you ended up as a Principal Threat Investigator at Volexity? That is an exciting story to tell, I guess. My background is that I started my career in law enforcement in the

Easily Configure And Manage Password Recovery Clusters With Passware Kit 2024 v2

Present-day evidence discovery cases demand sophisticated decryption efforts, which are literally impossible without the right hardware. Passware Kit introduces a built-in resource management tool that allows computer forensic professionals to easily configure, manage, and monitor a cluster of Passware Kit

Is There A Growing Talent Gap In Digital Forensics?

2023 ISC Cybersecurity Workforce Study Cybersecurity may be facing a significant challenge in the form of a talent gap, particularly within digital forensics. The 2023 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study highlights the depth of this issue, pointing to a skills gap

Digital Forensics Round-Up, April 03 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:  Hitting pause: The unfinished story of the UN Cybercrime negotiations The attempt by the United Nations (UN) to develop a treaty to address cybercrime – or crimes committed online –

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Investigating Video: The Vital First Steps

REGISTER NOW HERE Join Amped Software’s upcoming webinar and take a closer look at those important early stages in investigations involving video evidence. Starting with establishing the integrity of the digital data and evaluating the authenticity of the produced visual image.

Forensic Focus Digest, March 29 2024

Read our digest of the latest content on the Forensic Focus website, including news, interviews, podcasts, articles, case studies and more.

Kickstarting Your Digital Forensics Cybersecurity Career

Si Biles: Welcome, friends and enemies, to the Forensic Focus podcast. We have joining us today Sophie Powell. I spoke with Sophie recently along with Rob Black and Sarah Morris about Cyber 9/12, but Sophie is coming back to join