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

Computer forensics – a subject every executive should understand

One of the least researched, but most important subject areas for the future of business is the field of computer forensics. It’s a huge area and a massive challenge for all organisations that rely on digital transactions. In the past,

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Compiling evidence boils down to a matter of time

IT needs a consistent approach to creating timestamps for forensic computing. Whenever evidence about what is found on a hard drive is put before courts, the lawyers usually fail to ask the right question. They want to know whether certain

MacOSXForensics.com and Purdue University Partnership

MacOSXForensics.com has announced that their team and the Cyber Forensics Lab of Purdue University are going to partner on forensic tool development. Dr. Marc Rogers and his team will be reviewing the source code of the tools in question.. More

SIM PIN Challenge

Our resident mobile forensics expert, Greg Smith, has posted a SIM PIN Challenge in the new Mobile Forensics forum. Full details can be found here. Good luck, everyone!

So You Want to Be a Cybersleuth?

Rick Ayers doesn’t look much like the geek he says he has always been. A former golfer and rock guitarist, six feet tall, with a weight lifter’s build, long hair and a soul patch, Mr. Ayers, 37, stands out in

Gujarat DFS now able to access damaged SIM cards

A gangster senses that the police are behind him and he could be caught any time. To save his established network of goons and even high-profile people, he extracts the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) of his mobile phone and chews

Damaged DVD Recovery and Forensics

“My friend, Xenon, recently pointed me to an article on digitial forensics. According to the report, the conviction of the accused was dependent on the recorded testimony of one of the victims. Unfortunately, the recording was saved on a DVD,

BKForensics reveals the secrets of the cell phone

True story: The Orlando (Fla.) Police Department is taking a homicide suspect to trial. The bad guy’s cell phone is being held as evidence. Apply sophisticated software to reconstruct deleted files and — what have we here? We see the

Voom Technologies Releases HardCopy 3

Voom Technologies (www.voomtech.com) has released HardCopy 3 (HC3), a faster, upgraded and enriched version of their renowned HardCopy 2 computer forensics hard-drive duplicator. HC3 offers data transfer speeds of up to 7.5 GB/min., eclipsing Voom’s own HardCopy 2. The HC3

Does the Internet Need its Own Police Force?

2008 has been a year of growth in malware, infections, botnets and criminal profits. Recently, some security experts called for the punishment of these criminal activities. Criminal activity for financial gain remains the driver for the massive increase in Internet

The Hash Algorithm Dilemma – Hash Value Collisions

Recently, research and news has created a great deal of discussion about hash algorithms and their validity for forensic uses. Over the past several years, the primary hash algorithm used in forensic applications, MD5, has been compromised for use in

BCS forms cybercrime forensics group

A spike in UK-based cyber crime has prompted the British Computer Society (BCS) to form a new specialist group in the fight against online fraud. The BCS Cybercrime Forensics Specialist Group will gather and interpret digital evidence for investigations, as

UK police: ‘We need crime breathalysers for PCs’

UK police are hoping to one day develop a breathalyser-style tool for computers that could instantly flag up illegal activity on any PC it’s attached to. Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie, architect of the UK’s Police Central E-crime Unit (PCeU), said

Ineffective law enforcement, bad economy fueling cybercrime

Cybercriminals operating worldwide are benefitting from ineffective law enforcement and a growing economic recession that could make jittery people more susceptible to cybercrime scams. So concludes security firm McAfee in its new report, “Virtual Criminology Report—Cybercrime vs. Cyberlaw.” published Tuesday.

Paraben releases Device Seizure Field Kit

Paraben has released the Device Seizure Field Kit. Rugged, portable, and expandable, this comprehensive handheld forensic field kit allows you to take your lab out into the field to perform complete forensic exams of cell phones, PDAs, GPS devices, and