18th June 2026

AI In Digital Forensics: 10 Best Practices For Investigators
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Cellebrite explores how AI is transforming digital forensics by accelerating analysis and connecting evidence, while human expertise and rigorous verification remain essential....

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Forensic Focus Digest, June 19 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, June 19 2026

19th June 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore best practices for using AI in digital forensics, meet Jason Lesser of MAP and Track, hear from Leica’s Marcus Rowe on investigating the world’s largest crash test, and more....read more

Forensic Audio & Video Transcription – Search Hours Of Recordings In Seconds | BelkaGPT

Forensic Audio & Video Transcription – Search Hours Of Recordings In Seconds | BelkaGPT

18th June 2026

See how BelkaGPT turns audio, voice messages and video into searchable text, helping investigators find the exact moment a keyword was spoken....read more

Amped Connect UK: The Free Event Every UK Amped User Should Attend

Amped Connect UK: The Free Event Every UK Amped User Should Attend

18th June 2026

Amped Software’s first free UK event lands in Stafford on 9 September, bringing professionals together for practical insights, expert-led sessions and open discussion on the future of image and video forensics—register now to secure your place....read more

Forensic Focus Graduate Recruitment

Forensic Focus is delighted to announce the introduction of the Forensic Focus Graduate Recruitment program. Headed by respected computer forensics recruitment specialist David Sullivan and supported by technical experts in the fields of both computer and mobile forensics, this program

Helix 3 Enterprise review

A review of Helix 3 Enterprise written by Jonathan Krause of Forensic Control can be read here with discussion here. Helix 3 Enterprise (H3E) is e-fense’s flagship investigation suite pitched at a similar level as EnCase Enterprise or Access Data

Paraben’s P2 Commander v1.5 Released

Paraben has announced the release of P2 Commander v1.5. What’s New: * Added recursive sorting and searching * Added support for Vista registry file and Vista system disk in Advanced Registry and System Analyzer* Added support for Forensic Storage containers

First Vere Software Investigative Basics Webinar

“Online Sources of Information” is the first of a series of free webinars offered by Vere Software. On Thursday, September 17, starting at 11 a.m. Pacific time, long-time private investigator Cynthia Navarro will present this 60-minute webinar designed to show

Guidance Announces EnCase Certified eDiscovery Practitioner Program

Guidance Software Inc. today announced the new EnCase Certified eDiscovery Practitioner (EnCEP) program. The program certifies private and public sector professionals in the use of Guidance Software’s EnCase eDiscovery software, as well as their proficiency in eDiscovery planning, project management

AccessData and LTU technologies Announce Joint Partnership

AccessData Corporation and LTU technologies, a leading provider of imagerecognition and search technologies, have entered into a joint partnership aimed at enhancing AccessData’s image search and identification capabilities. Integrating AccessData’s Forensic Toolkit® (FTK®) with image recognition from LTU technologies will

On the digital frontline of policing

In the heart of New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Real Time Crime Centre (RTCC), Inspector Kenneth Mekeel surveys data coming in on a giant monitor the size of a cinema screen. As queries come in from officers on the street

AccessData FTK 3 Preview

On August 25 AccessData gave attendees of HTCIA International a preview of Forensic Toolkit Version 3. Matt Churchill was in attendance and has kindly given us his thoughts on AccessData’s upcoming release. Read More…

Free Online Investigation Basics Webinar Series from Vere Software

Vere Software this month introduces a new series of free webinars. Designed to help investigators maximize their online evidence collection skills, the monthly webinars will feature investigative techniques and issues such as: Online Sources of InformationTracing IP addressesMySpace Investigations BasicsOnline

Mobile phone ID fraud ‘increases’

There has been a rise in the number of mobile phone accounts being cloned or taken over by criminals, figures show. According to the UK fraud prevention service Cifas, the practice is one of the growth areas of identity theft…

Troy University gets $350,000 in federal funds to fight cybercrime

Troy University (Alabama) is getting $350,000 in federal funding to fight cybercrime. Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Tuscaloosa worked to get the federal appropriation for Troy’s Computer Forensics Institute and Lab. Shelby said Tuesday the university will use the funding

Being a CSI isn’t as glamorous as on TV!

‘Life as a real life CSI isn’t as glamorous as it looks on TV!’ says Dundalk woman Vivienne Mee who is a leading expert in computer forensics in Ireland. Dr Mee, from Mountain View, Point Road, just recently graduated from

Acpo unveils e-crime strategy

Better statistics and centralised recording of computer crime are the two main aims of Britain’s e-crime strategy unveiled last week by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo)… More (ComputerWeekly.com)

Interview with Greg Smith, Trew & Co.

An interview with mobile telephone expert witness Greg Smith of Trew & Co. is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/greg-smith-interview-290809 Greg is also the moderator of the Mobile Phone Forensics forum and posts under the username “trewmte”.

Court of Appeals ruling limits electronic searches

A federal appeals court this week ruled that government investigators cannot retain incriminating information found in electronic searches unless it is within the scope of a search warrant… More (Computerworld)

iPhone Forensics Webcasts

iPhone Forensics Demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op-HyBVN2Ek iPhone Forensics 101: Bypassing the iPhone Passcode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaxSF9EOjxw