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

Ian Kennedy, Forensic Consultant & Open University Lecturer

Ian, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to be involved with the Open University? I have always been interested in further and higher education. I have been teaching ICT related subjects and mathematics

Matt Shannon, Founder and Chief Software Architect, F-Response

Matt, can you tell us something about your background and how F-Response came into being? What problems were you trying to solve? It’s true that necessity is the mother of invention, which is how F-Response came into being. As a

David Sullivan, Appointments-UK

Can you tell us something about your background? How did Appointments-UK come into being? I’ve enjoyed over twelve years in recruitment, starting out in the city [London] specialising in IT within Investment Banking. The area that really interested me was

Stefan Fleischmann, CEO X-Ways Software Technology AG

Stefan, can you tell us something about your background? Why did you decide to concentrate on the forensic aspects of WinHex and develop X-Ways Forensics? Originally I started programming WinHex because I needed a hex editor and disk editor myself

John Patzakis, Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer, Guidance Software

Can you tell us something about your background before joining Guidance Software? Why did you decide to focus on technology law? After law school I practiced commercial litigation for about 8 years before joining Guidance Software in 1999. During my

Harlan Carvey

How did you get started in computer forensics, was there something in particular which appealed to you about investigating computer misuse? When I first got started in computer security, I quickly noticed the number of people who were Linux or

AccessData Releases Forensic Toolkit 4

AccessData has announced the release of Forensic Toolkit (FTK) 4. A new feature called ‘Single-Node Enterprise’ gives FTK users the full analysis functionality of AD Enterprise, AccessData’s enterprise-class investigation and incident response solution. “FTK 4 gives our users access to

Small business helps train cyber investigators across the globe

When the U.S. government wants to help train foreign law enforcement officers on how to extract the hidden secrets of a laptop computer or a cell phone, it often turns to a small company in Mobile. Gus Dimitrelos and a

Book review: Cyber Warfare

Cyber-espionage, cyber-war: do we really need to worry about them — and if we do, what can we do about them? Cyber Warfare sets out to answer both questions via a comprehensive survey of the potential threats, the incidents we

Forensic Focus site redesign

A short advance warning that I’m planning to make some changes to the site design this evening. There won’t be any major changes, just a refresh to give what I hope will be a cleaner, more professional look with somewhat

A Career in Forensics: 5 Key Steps

Joseph Naghdi, an experienced computer technologist, transitioned to digital forensics in early 2000 because he was intrigued by how data is stored and discovered on computers. Today, he’s a forensics analyst at Computer Forensics Lab, a U.K. consultancy specializing in

University of Hawaii to ask for tougher computer crime law

The University of Hawaii is asking legislators to toughen laws to make it easier to go after web site operators who try to hurt the school’s image after a pornographic web site called universityofhawaii.xxx began operation earlier this year. The

Guidance Software Acquires CaseCentral

Pasadena-based Guidance Software, which develops digital forensics and e-discovery software, said Tuesday afternoon that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CaseCentral, a developer of electronic discovery software. Guidance Software said it will pay $17.1M for CaseCentral, with up

Want CSI without the blood? Investigate computer forensics

Most people may not have any idea what a computer forensics expert does beyond a general knowledge gleaned from spy novels. But the profession may be worth exploring as a real-life career since it’s expected to grow by double digits