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3rd November 2026

CCTV Review Under Pressure: How S21 CCTV Helps Investigators Find What Matters Faster
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Semantics 21’s Tom Oldroyd shows how S21 CCTV uses offline AI to cut hours of CCTV, body-worn and dash cam footage down to the moments that matter, from face and vehicle search to ANPR, multi-camera sync and redaction....

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Forensics Forward 2026 (Online, November 10): A Global Day Of Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity And Law

Forensics Forward 2026 (Online, November 10): A Global Day Of Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity And Law

3rd November 2026

Registration is now open for Forensics Forward: Cybersecurity, Digital Evidence, and Justice, a one-day online symposium on November 10, 2026, featuring seven expert-led sessions exploring the latest challenges and developments in digital forensics, cybersecurity, and justice - register today!...read more

Forensics Europe Expo 2027 Returns To Excel London With Expanded Opportunities For Forensic Professionals

Forensics Europe Expo 2027 Returns To Excel London With Expanded Opportunities For Forensic Professionals

3rd November 2026

Forensics Europe Expo returns to Excel London on 22–23 June 2027 as part of Public Protection Week, bringing forensic professionals together for expert-led insights, cutting-edge technologies and industry collaboration – register your interest today....read more

How Detego Global’s AI Technology Is Transforming Child Abuse Investigations

How Detego Global’s AI Technology Is Transforming Child Abuse Investigations

2nd November 2026

Discover how AI-powered digital forensics is helping investigators accelerate child abuse investigations, identify critical evidence faster, safeguard victims, and reduce exposure to distressing content with Detego Global’s advanced technology....read more

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

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