27th August 2026

Walk A Mile In Their Shoes: The Hidden World Of The Digital Forensic Investigator
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What happens when disturbing material in a CSAM investigation has to be read, not viewed? Paul Gullon-Scott examines the psychological impact of messages, descriptions and AI prompts on digital forensic investigators....

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How Semantics 21 Are Using Global Intelligence To Pre-Categorise Up To 70% Of Investigations

How Semantics 21 Are Using Global Intelligence To Pre-Categorise Up To 70% Of Investigations

26th August 2026

No case should remain an island. S21 VisionX connects investigators to more than 3.7 billion contributed records, helping surface cross-case intelligence, reduce repeat review and bring critical connections forward faster....read more

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 26 2026

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 26 2026

26th August 2026

Read the latest DFIR news - OpenAI forensic artifacts, Apple Screen Time evidence, RAM-based location analysis, AI-assisted investigations, forensic imaging bottlenecks, and more....read more

10 Best Practices For AI-Assisted Investigations: A Guide For Legal And Compliance Teams

10 Best Practices For AI-Assisted Investigations: A Guide For Legal And Compliance Teams

24th August 2026

Cellebrite shares 10 best practices for faster, safer, and more defensible AI-assisted investigations, with a focus on governance, traceability, and human oversight....read more

Backbone Security Expands Digital Steganography Database

Backbone Security has announced that the latest version of their Steganography Application Fingerprint Database (SAFDB) is now available. SAFDB is the world’s largest commercially available hash set exclusive to digital steganography applications…The database is widely used by US and international

Computer villains in Thailand beware – digital forensics gather pace

Concerns over cyber crimes have led government agencies, research agencies and educational institutions to join hands in building digital forensic resources in Thailand, as well as boosting research and confidence in electronic transactions through strengthening cyber security… More (Bangkok Post)

Damir Delija is the first computer forensic examiner in Croatia

Scientist Damir Delija, is the first Croat to pass the EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) computer forensics certification exam offered by Guidance software company. The EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) certification indicates that a forensic examiner has in-depth forensics experience and has

CSM IT Team Wins Digital Forensics Competition

Information technology students at the College of Southern Maryland tested their cyber security skills at the Johns Hopkins University’s Annual Digital Forensics Competition recently and came out on top. Students, coached by CSM Adjunct Faculty Robert Murphy, were challenged with

Katana Forensics Launches New iPhone Forensic Software

A new iPhone forensic tool, Lantern, launches this week at the DoD CyberCrime Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Lantern enables forensic investigators to perform logical acquisitions, so they can obtain evidence such as call logs, SMS and MMS (text) messages,

Last call for UK graduates looking to jump-start their careers

IntaForensics (http://www.intaforensics.com) is calling on graduates to submit their entries by this Friday for a chance to join its free intensive training week, open to 20 of the UK’s most promising graduates…With computers and mobile phones now all-pervading, the demand

Computer forensics education directory now online

A directory providing details of computer forensics courses offered by academic institutions worldwide is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/computer-forensics-education-directory This directory will be updated each year to reflect current course offerings but additions or amendments are encouraged at any time and

Fifth Vere Software Online Investigation Basic Webinar Offered This Week

“Legal Issues with Online Investigation,” the fifth in a series of free webinars offered by Vere Software, will provide an overview of recent court decisions involving online investigations, with an emphasis on child exploitation crimes…Richard Whidden, Executive Director and Senior

ADFSL 2010 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law

The ADFSL 2010 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law will be hosted by Metropolitan State University and held at Hilton Garden Inn, St. Paul, MN USA on 19-21 May 2010. The conference committee is calling for papers and proposals…ANNOUNCEMENT:

Boulder police debut new ‘computer crimes lab’

After years of having to send computers and cell phones to be analyzed by outside forensics labs, the Boulder Police Department on Wednesday debuted its own “computer crimes laboratory”… More (Colorado Daily) [includes video]

GIAC Adds More Technical Certifications to List of Accredited Credentials

The Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) program, a SANS Institute affiliate, has announced that the GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA), GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) and GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) have been accredited under the ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 Personnel Certification

The 2nd International Conference on Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime (ICDF2C)

http://www.d-forensics.org – This conference brings together practitioners and researchers from diverse fields providing opportunities for business and intellectual engagement among attendees. The conference is organized by the College of Information Technology at Zayed University with the Institute for Computer Sciences,

Microsoft Donates PhotoDNA to Stop Spread of Explicit Images

Microsoft announced last month that it would donate PhotoDNA, a technology developed by Microsoft Research, to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which will use it to identify and eliminate images of child sexual abuse and exploitation… More

SC Suite v4.0 Released

A new version of SC Suite is available, version 4.0 now 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