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

Digital Forensic Investigations: Just how good are they?

I note with interest that John Douglas (Finnbarr) is giving this talk to the BCS IRMA ( Information Risk Management and Assurance ) group. It’s certainly open to BCS members, and possibly to other affiliated organisations – worth dropping a

Nigeria: Expert Canvasses Forensic Protection of Votes

In order to make sure that the results from the forth-coming elections are secured, valid and credible, especially with the use of the Direct Data Capture Machines, an IT expert has advocated the roles of computer forensics in protecting electronic

How to perform a forensic PC investigation (with OSForensics)

When you have a technical interest in Windows or PCs in general, there are few things as fascinating as a good computer forensics package. This is partly because they’re an excellent way to check exactly how someone is using a

Backbone’s Digital Steganography Database Exceeds 900 Applications

Backbone Security has announced the release of Version 3.8 of the Steganography Application Fingerprint Database (SAFDB) which now contains more than 900 steganography applications…Developed in Backbone’s Steganography Analysis and Research Center (SARC), SAFDB is the world’s largest commercially available hash

Digital Forensics Awards

That time of year is upon us once again. It is awards season and, as such, the nominations for the 2011 Forensic 4cast Awards are now open. Please visit: http://forensic4cast.com/2011/02/11/forensic-4cast-awards-2011-nominations-are-open/ to nominate someone deserving.

Vere Software’s Free Online Investigation Basics Webinar Series Returns

Vere Software is pleased to announce the return of its popular, free “Online Investigations Basics” webinar series. Designed to help investigators maximize their online evidence collection skills, the monthly webinars will feature investigative techniques and issues such as: Tracing IP

DFRWS Call For Papers – Ends 27 Feb 2011

DFRWS brings together leading researchers, developers, practitioners, and educators interested in advancing the state of the art in digital forensics from around the world. As the most established venue in the field, DFRWS is the preferred place to present both

Interview with Ben Findlay, North Yorkshire Police Hi Tech Crime Unit

"Many people are familiar with the concept and importance of validating and verifying (V&V) results (and the difference between the two), but it would be fantastic if this could be engineered into the software (perhaps through some form of fundamentals

“I’m here! Now what?”

by Ken Pryor"Working for a small police department in a rural area, my opportunities to do digital forensic work on real cases are much fewer and farther between than those who work in large departments or in the private sector.

Challenges of Smart Phone Forensics

by Rob Adams "Mobile devices have become an essential component of our daily lives. These devices keep us connected and act as so much more than the cell phones and portable music players of the 1990's. It is common today

Legal-IT Collaboration: An Oxymoron No Longer?

"At a recent corporate client meeting held to determine whether an in-house legal e-discovery tool would be a good fit, the first item on the agenda was the cost. Before getting started, however, we had to stop the meeting so

Test Images and Forensic Challenges

A list of sample images and forensic challenges is now available at: http://www.forensicfocus.com/images-and-challenges Additions are encouraged and may either be sent through the feedback form or added to this forum topic. Thank you to those who helped compile the current

Researchers launch mobile device ‘to spot paedophiles’

A mobile phone application which claims to identify adults posing as children is to be released. The team behind Child Defence says the app can analyse language to generate an age profile, identifying potential paedophiles. Isis Forensics developed the tool

ATC-NY Releases Two New Free Forensics Tools

ATC-NY has just released two free, new forensics tools: Mac Memory Reader and eMule Reader. Mac Memory Reader is a simple command-line utility to capture the contents of physical RAM on a suspect Macintosh computer, letting an investigator gather volatile