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

Russell May, 4N6 Investigation

Russell, can you tell us something about your background and how you became involved in computer forensics? Like many people I first became involved with computers as a hobby in the late 70’s, building my first computer from scratch. I

Jim Gordon, West Mercia Police

Jim, can you tell us something about your background? I left school in Dundee, Scotland when I was 17 years old and joined the Royal Air Force Police. I served in the RAF Police for just over 15 years, the

Greg Smith – Mobile Telephone Expert Witness, Trew & Co.

Greg, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how Trew & Co. came into being? I had just completed an apprenticeship when I went to a consumer electronics show at the beginning of the 1980s… At

Sean McLinden, Outcome Technology Associates, Inc.

Sean, can you tell us something about your background? My first exposure to computers was as an undergraduate when I saw an episode of the PBS series Nova about artificial intelligence (AI). Since I was headed to the University of

Graham Brown-Martin, Digital Safety Conference

Graham, can you tell us a little bit about your background? I’ve been described as a disruptive maverick who tends to apply the principles of activism to much of what I do. I’m the founder and managing director of Learning

Lee Whitfield, Forensic 4cast

Lee, can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to work in the field of computer forensics? I used to work in construction law. My father is an expert witness in construction and I worked with

Robert Botchek, President & Founder, Tableau, LLC

Robert, can you tell us something about yourself and your background before founding Tableau, LLC? I had the good fortune to grow up in the San Francisco Bay Area – the place known as Silicon Valley – and it’s only

Ben Levitan, US Telecommunications Expert Witness

Ben, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you became involved in mobile phone forensics? I never expected to be here. I was an electrical engineer 25 years ago when my company at the time

Nick Furneaux, MD CSITech & Director, Bright Forensics

Nick, can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to work in this particular field? I’ve worked in IT for almost 20 years and around 10 years ago was involved in writing Intranet and Internet based

Jan Collie, The Digital Detective

Jan, how did you get started in computer forensics? I decided to specialise in forensics after meeting a bunch of lads from the Hi-Tech Crime Unit at a conference in London in about 2002. For a start, they had all

Professor Tony Sammes, Cranfield University

Professor Sammes, can you tell us something about your background and your current role? I have not always been in the academic world. I started out in the military, serving for some 29 years in the British Army. I first

Simon Biles, Thinking Security

Simon Biles, together with his wife, runs an Information Security Consultancy – Thinking Security – from near Oxford in the UK. He is currently consulting with HM Revenue and Customs on Security Architecture. He is also studying for an MSc

Gene Spafford, CERIAS

Gene, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you came to work at CERIAS? My academic PhD was work in reliable operating systems. I then did a post-doc in software testing, which I viewed as

Paul Wright, City of London Police

Paul, can you tell us something about your background and your current role? I’m a Detective Sergeant with the City of London Police; I was previously seconded to the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit as an operational team leader. As a

Jonathan Krause, Forensic Control

Jonathan Krause is the owner of Forensic Control, which he established on 2008. Based in London they provide computer forensics services to law firms and corporate clients. Jonathan, can you tell us something about your background? How did you get