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

Big jump predicted in use of e-discovery

Organizations will increase their use of electronic discovery, according to new research from IT trade association CompTIA, which will open up opportunities for IT solution providers with the right skills and expertise. E-discovery conventionally refers to the discovery process in

Positive predictive value and digital forensics

by Sean McLinden "In my last column, I discussed the concept of prior probability, that is to say, the likelihood that that conclusion A can be derived from fact B with no additional data. In medical diagnosis, prior probability is

Child Abuse ‘Big Business Online’

There are around 450 criminal gangs around the world making money from images of child sex abuse, the UK’s Internet Watch Foundation has said. The watchdog’s annual report says that the 10 most prolific of these account for more than

Verizon partners with U.S. Secret Service on data breach report

Verizon’s invaluable Data Breach Investigations Report will now include data from hundreds of computer crime cases investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the company announced this week. The report, which is among the best at tracking data loss incidents, is

UK launches competition to find cyber security experts

A national public competition has begun to find people with a talent for keeping computers and networks secure. The competition aims to find those with relevant analytical, forensic and programming skills using web-based games and challenges. Without more computer security

Raid in iPhone case shines spotlight on REACT team

The Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team operated out of publicity’s glare until last month, when armed with a search warrant, its investigators broke into the Fremont home of a blogger-editor for the website Gizmodo. The Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team,

Guidance Software Acquires Assets of Tableau LLC

Guidance Software, Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Tableau, LLC, a privately-held developer and manufacturer of computer forensic hardware. This acquisition extends Guidance Software’s existing leadership in computer forensics

Digital Forensics Magazine Third Edition is Now Online

Digital Forensics Magazine is a collection of features, news, reviews and articles concerning all matters dealing with the rapidly growing market of digital forensics and cyber security. Recent reports estimate this market to be worth £4-5bn each year at present.

New attack bypasses virtually all AV protection

Researchers say they’ve devised a way to bypass protections built in to dozens of the most popular desktop anti-virus products, including those offered by McAfee, Trend Micro, AVG, and BitDefender… More (The Register)

How encryption affected my life

by Dominik Weber "When the large forensic company I am currently working for decided to create an Enterprise-Level product, I worked on cryptographic protocol, the Authentication and Encryption Algorithms, their FIPS 140-2 validation and implementation. This took a long time,

Presenting electronic and computer forensics evidence in court

In this video, State Bar Practice Management Advisor Nerino Petro discusses way to effectively present electronic and computer forensics evidence with Bruce Olson, president of ONLAW Trial Technologies LLC. Olson outlines how to keep the jury engaged. Watch the video

Peer review in computer forensics: pros and cons

by Dr Chris Hargreaves "Traditional academic publications are peer reviewed, e.g. journal papers and conference proceedings, and there are now many examples of these that specifically cover digital forensics (e.g. Digital Investigation, Journal of Digital Forensic Practice). However, a considerable

Digital Forensics Magazine Offers Group Discount on Subscriptions

Companies or educational bodies can now take a group subscription to Digital Forensics Magazine and gain access for 6 or more people for 15% discount. If more than 20 logins are required for the magazine, customers are requested to email

Mac OS X Forensics becomes The Apple Examiner

Mac OS X Forensics (MacOSXForensics.com) has updated its name and URL to now become The Apple Examiner (AppleExaminer.com). The Apple Examiner now offers categories for Macs, the operating system, iPhones, iPods, iPads, other technologies, forums, resources and reviews.