1st October 2026

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v5 Decrypts Samsung Galaxy Watch
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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....

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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

Semantics 21’s CCTV Review Tool Is Built For Footage That Cannot Wait

Semantics 21’s CCTV Review Tool Is Built For Footage That Cannot Wait

30th September 2026

Turn CCTV footage into usable evidence faster with S21 CCTV, an intuitive offline solution that helps investigators review, analyse, enhance, redact and report on time-critical video evidence without unnecessary complexity....read more

Berla Introduces iVe 5.0, Adding Support For More Than 38,500 Additional Vehicles

Berla Introduces iVe 5.0, Adding Support For More Than 38,500 Additional Vehicles

30th September 2026

Introducing iVe Generation 5 from Berla: Discover how expanded coverage for more than 38,500 additional vehicles, new acquisition capabilities, modular hardware, and integrated guidance are advancing vehicle forensics....read more

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

Police using specialists to catch tech-savvy criminals

While the proliferation of technology has paved the way for criminals to use digital media as a clandestine means to execute their crimes, law enforcement is keeping pace by using the services of forensic computer crime units. Both the Oakland

NZ police celebrate e-crime anniversary with new forensic tool

The New Zealand Police force has launched a new virtual evidence tool as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their e-Crime Lab. The Environment for Virtualised Evidence (EVE) application was launched at an event in Wellington today.EVE, created by the

Q&A: Windows forensics

Harlan Carvey, CISSP, is a computer security engineer and book author. He has conducted penetration tests and vulnerability assessments in support of corporate and federal government clients. He has also performed a wide range of incident response activities, and conducts

Intelligent Computer Solutions Introduces Image MASSter™ Solo-4

Intelligent Computer Solutions (ICS) announces today the release of the Image MASSter™ Solo-4 hand-held Forensic Duplicator. This unit features support for SAS, SATA, IDE, RAID, USB and e-SATA drives as well as a variety of Micro Media cards. All “Evidence”

New means secured to fight CP in Nevada

“During the 2009 Legislative session, an important step was taken to better protect children with the passage of Assembly Bill 88, a bill that makes two significant changes to Nevada law to combat the problem of CP…The bill updates Nevada’s

Interview with Keith Barger of KPMG

With the heightened focus on cybersecurity – and increased incidents of insider crimes – the digital forensics practice has also gained a higher profile in both the private and public sectors. Keith Barger, a forensics veteran, currently serves as a

Leaks in ESI Searches Can Be Costly

Litigants harbor immense reservoirs of electronically stored information. Servers, like lakes and rivers, are evident and expansive. Databases and archives are vast subterranean aquifers. Information puddles in desktops, portable devices and online storage. It’s costly to preserve, tap and process,