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

Brazilian Digital Forensics Lab Fights Faked Evidence

The question whether a photo showing you pulling off a mask after robbing a bank is real or fake may decide if you go to jail or not. For his research on digital video and image forensics, Anderson de Rezende

Careers in Digital Forensics

Getting into digital forensics today requires a jack-of-all-trades to be able to work with emerging technology, such as the cloud, says Rob Lee of SANS Institute. “The more that you could focus in on computer science topics, to understand programming,

Forensic Technology Preview Day 2011 – Germany

On the 11th and 12th October the mh Service GmbH organizes their annual FT-Day – this year at the Schlosshotel Karlsruhe in Germany. See equipment, software, exhibitors and speakers. This year for the first time – workshops offered by the

Met police quadruples size of cybercrime unit

The Metropolitan police has quadrupled its cybercrime unit to 85 officers in just two months as the investigation into so-called “hacktivist” groups, LulzSec and Anonymous, gathers pace. Scotland Yard issued a fresh warning to computer hackers following the high-profile arrests

Consortium of Digital Forensic Specialists – www.cdfs.org

The Consortium of Digital Forensic Specialists (CDFS), a global non-profit industry group that aims to improve the digital forensic profession through unity, advocacy and standardization, announced today that it is now accepting membership applications from interested organizations and individuals. CDFS

Advance in data manipulation streamlines presentation of digital evidence

A development in complex data interpretation is set to significantly speed up digital forensic investigations – by enhancing the presentation of evidence from a range of commonly used devices. Researchers at CCL-Forensics have developed an innovative application for presenting the

SQLite Forensic Reporter v1.1 Released

A new version of SQLite Forensic Reporter, Universal SQLite database examination tool, is now available. Version 1.1 now includes more features to analyse, extract and report on information from any SQLite database (not corrupted or encrypted). Useful for Computer &

Important Changes to “Articles & Papers” Section

From today, the section where we display user submitted articles and research papers is changing significantly. Users will now be able to upload, edit and publish their own articles. The URL for the new section is http://articles.forensicfocus.com/ If you would

SC Suite v4.3 Released

A new version of SC Suite is now available. Version 4.3 includes more tools to analyse and extract information from a variety of file types and utilities to assist in every day tasks. Continuing user feedback has resulted in the

UK police forces come together to create new regional surveillance units

Britain’s police forces are forming regional surveillance units with the power to carry out covert and intrusive investigations. Detectives believe the groups will make it easier for the authorities to bug computers, break into properties and interfere with wireless internet

Cyber Security Challenge competitions begin this week

Cyber security professionals will compete over the next few days to prove their capabilities in the QinetiQ Network Defence competition, as the Cyber Security Challenge gets into full swing. The virtual stage of the QinetiQ Network Defence competition and the

Bahamas police receive digital forensics equipment from US Dept of State

The US Embassy’s acting deputy chief of Mission Bradley Lynn and regional security officer Derrick Boyd presented a Mac Book Pro computer forensics laptop package valued at more than $14,000 to the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s Central Detective Unit. The

Studying the web’s impact on sex offenders

Law enforcement agencies and psychologists are debating the relationship between the availability of the material online and those who are interested in it. Dr Ethel Quayle, a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Edinburgh said that studies have

Dropbox Forensics

by Frank McClain A write-up about some forensic aspects of online storage/file-synching service Dropbox™ Cloud-based services are becoming more prevalent, and not just for businesses – end- and home-users are taking advantage of opportunities to automate backups, make files available