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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

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

Cumbria’s top cop leads fight against cyber crime

Cumbria police’s online expert Stuart Hyde is joining an internet safety day today. The acting Chief Constable, an international expert on computer crime and president of the charity the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace, will be involved with the