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30th October 2026

How A MacBook With A Broken Screen Helped Convict A UK Property Fraudster: Belkasoft X Case Study
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A broken MacBook, an iPhone, and a £113,000 fraud case - discover how Belkasoft X helped uncover crucial digital evidence that brought a UK property fraudster to justice....

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Forensic Focus Digest, 30 Oct 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, 30 Oct 2026

30th October 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus: explore end-to-end digital investigations with Magnet Forensics, meet Matt Goeckel, AI researcher at Cellebrite, learn about the Cellebrite Autumn 2026 Release, and more....read more

Preparing Digital Multimedia Evidence For Court: What To Consider Before Presentation

Preparing Digital Multimedia Evidence For Court: What To Consider Before Presentation

29th October 2026

Effective courtroom presentation starts with careful preparation - discover how Amped Replay helps forensic professionals prepare clear, accurate and properly documented digital multimedia evidence for court....read more

Explore Cellebrite’s Autumn 2026 Release: Discover What’s New

Explore Cellebrite’s Autumn 2026 Release: Discover What’s New

29th October 2026

Discover how the Cellebrite Autumn 2026 Release is transforming digital investigations with faster access to evidence, AI-powered insights and seamless collaboration....read more

XRY v6.2 Physical Released

Micro Systemation has just released its latest XRY forensic pack v6.2. The release includes enhanced physical extraction support for iOS & Android Devices, plus China Clone phones. One of the key new features is up to 4x faster dumping and

Belkasoft extends free license offer by two weeks

Belkasoft is extending their free license offer for two more weeks, offering free 6-month licenses for Evidence Center 2012 to eligible forensic and educational organizations. You may now get this product absolutely free, according to the offer at http://forensic.belkasoft.com/en/bec/en/free_evidence_center_for_le.asp, which

AccessData FTK 4.0: initial impressions

In this post, I will provide some initial impressions and findings. I do not endeavor to write a white paper, or to employ an industry standard, scientific methodology to evaluating the tool (if for no other reason than because I

Firefox Cache Format and Extraction

In the forensic lab where I work, we frequently investigate malware-infected workstations. As our user population started shifting from Internet Explorer to Firefox, we observed that one of our favorite forensic tools, Kristinn Gudjonsson’s log2timeline, wasn’t able to provide as

Forensics PhD studentship at Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University Interactive and Trustworthy Technologies Research Group are looking for PhD students. Projects are eligible for funded Glasgow Caledonian University PhD Scholarships. The scholarship covers Home/EU tuition fees and a stipend of £14,600 per annum for three years.

AccessData FTK 4.0: initial impressions

Introduction In this post, I will provide some initial impressions and findings.  I do not  endeavor to write a white paper, or to employ an industry standard, scientific methodology to evaluating the tool (if for no other reason than because

Interview with Jad Saliba, Founder and CTO, JADsoftware

Jad, can you tell us something about your background and how you became involved in digital forensics? It all started when I was a teenager and first got exposed to computers and software. I immediately was drawn to understanding how

Jad Saliba, Founder and CTO, JADsoftware

Jad, can you tell us something about your background and how you became involved in digital forensics? It all started when I was a teenager and first got exposed to computers and software. I immediately was drawn to understanding how

IAAC: Digital Evidence, Digital Investigation and E-Disclosure

Organisations and individuals currently have little idea how to collect and preserve evidence from computers and the Internet. As a result criminal prosecutions become difficult, businesses fail to get redress in the civil courts or are unable to make proper

Firefox Cache Format and Extraction

Introduction In the forensic lab where I work, we frequently investigate malware-infected workstations.  As our user population started shifting from Internet Explorer to Firefox, we observed that one of our favorite forensic tools, Kristinn Gudjonsson’s log2timeline, wasn’t able to provide

Belkasoft Offers Free Licenses to Law Enforcement and Academia

Effective immediately, Belkasoft will be issuing free licenses to its flagship forensic product, Belkasoft Evidence Center 2012. Eligible government and law enforcement agencies worldwide will qualify for a one time free six-month license of its Evidence Center Pro edition. In

Italy police break up global online pedophile network

Italian police have broken up a pedophile network spanning at least 28 countries that used social media websites to swap pornographic images and videos of child abuse. Ten people have been arrested in Italy, the United States, France and Portugal,

Forum topic: Encase 7 – Refund

"As one of several in my office we've tried to give Encase 7 a fair shout. But after 6 months or more we have lost all faith in it as a usable product – reduced functionality from V6, ludicrous processing

DFCB Announces Deadline for Applications

The Digital Forensics Certification Board (DFCB) has announced that its next application deadline for its Digital Forensics Certified Practitioner (DFCP) designation is March 9, 2012. The DFCB currently accepts applications four times a year. To obtain detailed certification information and

Cranfield MSc Forensic Computing Open Day

Information for anyone that might be interested in the full-time version of the MSc in Forensic Computing at Cranfield University – you can now register for an Open Day on the 27th March 2012 to find out more about the

SC Suite v4.6 Released

A new version of SC Suite is available. What’s new: File Fragmenter v1.0, this research tool creates sample sets of data from known good data for research and/or validation purposes. Allows you to create test data to see how a