2nd October 2026

Block Hash Scan: Illegal File Triage Completed On Site
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See how MD-LIVE’s Block Hash Scan helps investigators identify known target files on-site without reading every file in full, and what a zero-detection result really means....

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Forensic Focus Digest, October 02 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, October 02 2026

2nd October 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore the biggest challenges in mobile forensics with Magnet Forensics, discover faster investigative workflows with Cellebrite Genesis, meet Radim Motycka, founder of Proofsnap, and more....read more

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 Decrypts Samsung Galaxy Watch

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 Decrypts Samsung Galaxy Watch

1st October 2026

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 expands mobile forensics with Samsung Galaxy Watch 4/5/6 passcode recovery and data extraction, new Samsung and Unisoc device support, Enpass for Android decryption, and faster workflows with immediate passcode recovery....read more

Trust Is Not A Feature. It Is The Foundation.

Trust Is Not A Feature. It Is The Foundation.

1st October 2026

Discover what agencies should expect from a digital forensics partner and how MSAB puts transparency, accountability and long-term commitment at the heart of its work....read more

Adroit Photo Forensics

Reviewed by Austin W. Troxell, MSc, CISSP of Cyber Investigation Services. Introduction A photos-only application can be a very handy part of a digital forensic examiner’s “toolkit.” Many cases revolve around recovered images, whether the matter is criminal, civil or

Advanced Live Forensics & RAM Analysis Training

Reviewed by by Jonathan Krause, Forensic Control Ltd. Advanced Live Forensics & RAM Analysis TrainingWorcester University, UK, Oct 20th – 22nd 2009Course run by Nick Furneaux, CSI Tech.www.csitech.co.uk Perhaps the biggest changes and advances in computer forensics over the last

Helix 3 Enterprise

Reviewed by Jonathan Krause of Forensic Control. Helix 3 Enterprise (H3E) is e-fense’s flagship investigation suite pitched at a similar level as EnCase Enterprise or Access Data Enterprise. It’s aimed at organisations which need to be able to carry out

Write Blocker Review

Reviewed by David Kovar of NetCerto, Inc. Overview Digital evidence needs to come from somewhere, right? It doesn’t appear, “forensically sound”, from out of the blue. And the phrase “forensically sound” is key – the evidence needs to be acquired

Digital Safety Conference, London, 19th June

Reviewed by Jan Collie. Cyberstalking is the new urban terror – the message rang home loud and clear at the Digital Safety Conference in London last week (Friday). For although, in Cyberspace, no-one hears you scream, increasing numbers of people

The Data Specimen is the Blood of Cyber Forensics

At first glance, one would assume that the only common thread that runs between a forensic lab that analyzes blood samples, fingerprints and DNA evidence, and a Cyber forensic lab that analyzes data is that both processes verify the facts

Yuri Gubanov, Founder, Belkasoft

Yuri is the founder of Belkasoft, an independent software vendor specializing in computer forensics and system software for the Windows and Mac OS platforms. Yuri, can you tell us something about your background and who you are? I have a

e-fense Live Response

Product Information Vendor: e-fense® Product: Live Response® Version: 2009 Release 3 Price: $499.95 (16GB version) http://www.e-fense.com/live-response.php e-fense is best known for the Helix3 Incident Response and bootable Live CD. Helix3, created by forensic specialist Drew Fahey, was a donation-ware Linux

MacLockPick II

Reviewed by Austin W. Troxell, MSc, CISSP of Cyber Investigation Services. Introduction In today’s computing environment of tera-byte hard drives and encrypted file systems, the practice of ‘pull the plug, image at the lab’ is becoming impractical, if not risky.

Paraben Forensic Innovation Conference (PFIC)

Reviewed by Greg Kelley, EnCE of Vestige, Ltd Full disclosure – I was a speaker at PFIC. I recently attended PFIC 2008 (www.pfic2008.com), hosted by Paraben. I found it to be on par with other conferences (CEIC, TechnoForensics) except it

X-Ways Forensics Training, London, 30 March-3 April

Reviewed by Jonathan Krause of Forensic Control. As a contractor who has to fund his own training (and also loses out on income for the duration of a course) I need to pick my courses carefully. Having heard many positive

Scott Burkeman, Warner Scott Recruitment

Scott is a Director at Warner Scott Recruitment in London, specialising in computer forensics recruitment throughout the UK and abroad. Can you tell us something about your background? How did Warner Scott Recruitment come into being? I have been involved

Ben Findlay, North Yorkshire Police Hi Tech Crime Unit

Ben is a civilian investigator working for the Hi Tech Crime Unit of North Yorkshire Police in the UK. Can you tell us something about your background? Why did you decide to work in the field of digital forensics? Digital

Stephen Mason, Barrister

Stephen, can you tell us something about your background? After leaving school in 1972 and spending six months at a bank in London, I joined the army (1973-1982). I served in what used to be known as the Royal Army

Sam Raincock, Sam Raincock Consultancy

Sam, can you tell us something about your background and how you became involved in computer forensics? Prior to university, I’d never considered computing as a potential career; in fact, I hadn’t really used computers apart from playing games. I