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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

AccessData Announces Computer Forensics Software Replacement Program

AccessData Group has announced a new program to allow current users of other computer forensics solutions to replace their tools with AccessData’s Forensic Toolkit (FTK) by just paying the cost of software maintenance – $840. Those who choose to take

Forensic Toolkit v3 Tips and Tricks – Re-indexing a case

by Brian K. Glass "So you’ve created a case in FTK 3.X / Oracle and added 20 forensic images of seized computers and assorted media which previously had been successfully processed and indexed. You’ve worked on this case for weeks,

Forensic Toolkit v3 Tips and Tricks – Re-indexing a case

This is the first in a series of articles that will cover topics concerning AccessData Forensic Toolkit (FTK) version 3. So you’ve created a case in FTK 3.X / Oracle and added 20 forensic images of seized computers and assorted

Cyber warfare defended through forensics

Cyber warfare is considered by many to be the most serious homeland security threat of our time and solutions seem intractable. Many experts believe scrapping the Internet altogether and rebuilding with draconian safeguards is the only answer. If not to

Law enforcement needs to get smart about collecting digital evidence

The time has come to empower frontline law enforcement officers to make better decisions when seizing digital evidence, says forensic analyst Andrew Sheldon. The number of computer forensic specialists is growing, but there will never be enough to cope with

Forensics in the Cloud: 5 Hot Skills

When it comes to collecting forensic evidence from cloud providers and determining whether a data breach has occurred, what used to take two weeks now takes a month for Greg Thompson, vice president of enterprise security services at Scotia Bank.

Publishing articles at Forensic Focus

Forensic Focus is always keen to publish articles, papers or blog posts of interest to the digital forensics community. Articles are published not only online but also included in the monthly newsletter (sent to over 12,00 subscribers) and promoted via

New CESG initiative builds on IISP Skills Framework

As part of the UK Government’s investment in cyber security, a consortium comprising the IISP (Institute of Information Security Professionals), CREST (Council for Registered Ethical Security Testers) and Royal Holloway’s Information Security Group (ISG) has been appointed by CESG to

What is “good enough” information security?

by Simon Biles "I have, occasionally in the past, mentored people in (on?) Information Security – once for money (this is not a revenue stream that I’ve mastered by any stretch of the imagination!), but more often than not, informally

What is “good enough” information security?

by Simon Biles I have, occasionally in the past, mentored people in (on?) Information Security – once for money (this is not a revenue stream that I’ve mastered by any stretch of the imagination!), but more often than not, informally

2011 European Digital Forensics and Incident Response Summit

SANS Institute has announced its final roster of speakers presenting at the annual European Digital Forensics and Incident Response Summit this September over the 21st and 22nd at the Thistle Hotel Marble Arch. SANS has added Andrew Sheldon, a pioneer

Cyber Crime: Big, but not Bigger than Drugs

An attention-grabbing report by an Internet security company plays with figures to declare that cyber crime is bigger than drug trafficking, but the numbers don’t add up. The report from security firm Norton estimates the size of cyber crime last

13 Percent of Brits are ‘Casual Hackers’

Hacking and computer crime are not just the business of shady, anonymous criminals in lawless underground forums; according to new research, 13 percent of the British have admitted to ‘casual’ hacking: accessing someone else’s online account details without their permission.

NYU-Poly CSAW High School Forensics Competition

High School Cyber Forensics Challengehttp://www.poly.edu/csaw2011/csaw-forensicsPolytechnic Institute of New York UniversityRegistration is now OPENChallenge Begins: Wednesday September 21, 2011Challenge Submission Deadline: Monday October 24, 2011 @ 5:00PM ESTFinalists announced: Friday, October 28, 2011Finals in NYC: Thursday November 10-11, 2011Tonight, the cast