12th August 2025

Well-Being In Digital Forensics And Policing: Insights From Hannah Bailey
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Hannah Bailey shares her journey from frontline policing to founding Blue Light Wellbeing, explaining why culturally-aware mental health support is crucial for DFIs and frontline workers....

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Oxygen Tech Bytes In July 2025

Oxygen Tech Bytes In July 2025

12th August 2025

Level up your DFIR skills in under 20 minutes with Oxygen Tech Bytes’ expert-led, on-demand webinars....read more

Neal Ysart, Co-Founder, The Coalition Of Cyber Investigators

Neal Ysart, Co-Founder, The Coalition Of Cyber Investigators

11th August 2025

Neal Ysart shares how The Coalition of Cyber Investigators tackles OSINT integrity, complex investment fraud, and the rise of AI-driven scams....read more

Forensic Focus Digest, August 08 2025

Forensic Focus Digest, August 08 2025

8th August 2025

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore the balance between expertise and efficiency in digital forensics, tackle the challenges of multi-jurisdictional investigations, and learn how transforming organisational culture can improve mental health in the field....read more

TSK 3.0.0 and Autopsy 2.20 released

This major release of TSK contains many new library and tool features. * Orphan files (deleted files that have a metadata structure, but do not have a parent directory that can be reached from the root directory) are now shown

FBI sees rise in computer crime

Computer spying and theft of personal information have risen notably in the past year, costing tens of millions of dollars and threatening U.S. security, the FBI’s cyber division head said on Wednesday. FBI Assistant Director Shawn Henry told reporters that

UK cybercrime overhaul finally comes into effect

Updates to the ageing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) finally come into force in England and Wales on Wednesday (1 October). Modifications to the CMA – which was enacted in 1990 before the advent of the interweb – were included in

New book – iPhone Forensics

The iPhone has quickly become a marketing leader in mobile technology, finding its way into the corporate world and the everyday lives of millions of end users. Its wide range of functionality, combined with its “always on” design, make it

University of Florida IT Security Awareness Day

The first presentation was from Scott Moulton, who covered the issue of states enacting laws that require private investigator licenses for anyone doing computer forensics (and sometimes simple computer support and file recovery, depending on the law’s wording). The second

Coming soon: a Canadian cyber-security strategy

A national cyber-security strategy that will seek to protect key infrastructure as well as Canadians’ identities is on the way , an RCMP executive says. Details of the strategy — a partnership between the public and private sectors — will

UK police e-crime unit seeks industry recruits

Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the Metropolitan Police Service — one of the architects of the Police Central e-Crime Unit announced on Tuesday — has proposed recruiting individuals from industry to assist the unit with investigations. Speaking at an event

Virginia Cops Excel In Computer Forensics Unit

The Arlington County (Virginia) Police Department Computer Forensic Unit (CFU) was established approximately 12 years ago and serves as a support unit. It has played a critical role in solving diverse crimes. The unit is involved in the collection and

NetSecurity Corporation Offers Computer Forensics Training Courses

NetSecurity Corporation expands its portfolio of Hands-On How-To® security courses to include computer forensics training classes. “Rather than focus on boot-camp style training that emphasizes cramming to pass a certification exam, we [NetSecurity] take a different approach to teaching professionals

Ithaca computer forensics company gets grant

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded two grants totaling $149,977 to Wetstone Technologies Inc. in Ithaca under the National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Program to enable the company to acquire evidence from computer systems more quickly and reduce

Electronic evidence tampering on the rise

E-mail messages, Excel spreadsheets and customer databases are featuring increasingly in cases of fraud, defamation and information theft, which gives wrongdoers more reason than ever to tamper with these electronic pieces of evidence. How well they do it could make

Portrait Of A Computer Forensic Examiner

Ives Potrafka, a forensic examiner with the Center for Computer Forensics, sees a lot of data theft. Those responsible tend to be ex-employees, either starting up a company while employed or going to a competitor and taking trade secrets. According

Hoffmann Advanced Forensic Sessions

In March 2009 the department of Forensic Services at Hoffmann Investigations will organize the first Advanced Forensic Sessions. These technical sessions are held in The Netherlands and aimed at experienced forensic investigators who want to increase their knowledge of the

Helix 2.0 released

As discussed in the forums, Helix 2.0 has been released and is available here.

For US Enterprises, Computer Crime Starts at Home

If you’re a U.S. security professional and you think foreign attackers are the biggest threat to your organization, you’ve got another think coming, according to two new studies. According to separate research reports published yesterday, the United States is the

SS8 and Fox-IT Provide State-of-the-Art IP Analysis Tool

SS8 Networks, Inc., a provider of intercept solutions for telecommunication service providers and law enforcement agencies, is partnering with Fox-IT to offer FoxReplay Analyst, an Internet analysis system, to law enforcement agencies internationally. The company said that SS8 and Fox-IT