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

Forensic Toolkit® 3.0 Preview at HTCIA International

AccessData has announced the preview of Forensic Toolkit® 3.0 (FTK®) which will be demonstrated at HTCIA International on August 24th in Lake Tahoe, California. Below are just a few highlights of the FTK 3.0 release…Reengineered for Improved Performance: * UI

Digital Forensics: The Chance to Play Detective

After Hurricane Katrina devastated much of Louisiana, the state was granted $9 billion for recovery and disbursement to individual homeowners. Keith Barger, a director in KPMG’s Forensic practice in Houston, was put in charge of a forensics and fraud team

SC Suite v3.5 Released.

A new version of SC Suite is available, version 3.5 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

State of Mac data forensics

As Apple’s computers and mobile devices become increasingly popular, they sometimes get used by criminals. But with their current hardware and new software tools from Blackbag Technology and SubRosaSoft, Macs are also becoming the tools of choice for forensics examiners…

Vere Software Launches Free Internet Investigation Tool

Vere Software has released the WebCase Internet Investigator’s Toolkit, a utility that combines several of the most important features for online investigations. Free to law enforcement investigators and $29 to private or corporate investigators, the Internet Investigator’s Toolkit provides one-click

Paraben Releases Network E-mail Examiner v3.0

Paraben has announced the release of Network E-Mail Examiner v3.0. This version completes the integration of NEMX into the P2 Commander interface giving it full forensic analysis features such as multi-threading, a back-end database, indexing and searching of attachments, and

Mac for Computer Forensics & e-discovery

While most computer users have good intentions, a small minority do not. Law enforcement and security-focused IT professionals need flexible, powerful tools for examining the computers of those suspected of wrongdoing. You’ll hear a panel of distinguished experts, with over

Old Crimes, New Tactics

More and more banks are developing their own computer forensic labs to identify both external and internal threats, says Jeff Maw, a computer crimes and forensic investigator at Wells Fargo. Wells’ lab, in Charlotte, has forensic software to access remotely

Interview with Sean McLinden, Outcome Technology Associates, Inc.

An interview with Sean McLinden of Outcome Technology Associates, Inc. is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/sean-mclinden-interview-210709 Sean is a Forensic Focus forum regular and posts under the username “seanmcl”.

e-fense Announces Newest Version of Live Acquisition Tool

According to e-fense, live acquisition of Internet history, computer memory, images, and other data is now easier to collect with the latest release of Live Response and Aperio from e-fense, Inc. These tools are used by law enforcement and businesses

Write Blocker Review

An exclusive review of three popular forensic write blockers by David Kovar of NetCerto, Inc. is now available here. Included in the review are the Guidance FastBloc2 FE, the WiebeTech Forensic UltraDock V4 and the Tableau T35es. http://www.forensicfocus.com/write-blocker-review-230709

How to Build Your Own Digital Forensics Lab, Cheap

With the proper hardware that you probably already have and freeware available online, you can easily build your own basic computer forensics lab that will hold up in court, reduce E-Discovery costs and, most importantly, retrieve valuable evidence for all

UK IT expert’s passion for computer forensics

A former military policeman and IT security expert at Northern Rock is combining his talents in a data investigations business. Andrew Maddison, who worked at Northern Rock for eight years as head of the technical security team, has launched Orbital

SC Suite v3.4 released

A new version of SC Suite is available, version 3.4 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