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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

Roadblocks Ahead! Navigating The Major Issues Of Mobile Forensics

Roadblocks Ahead! Navigating The Major Issues Of Mobile Forensics

29th September 2026

Magnet Forensics' Christopher Vance tackles the biggest roadblocks in mobile forensics, from keeping a seized phone isolated, powered and safe from reboot timers to handling 1TB devices and proprietary data....read more

Trace Malware’s steps with RE:Trace

Reverse engineering is regarded as one of the most difficult specialties in the hacker community. The deconstruction and analysis of software and systems to understand their inner workings is a complex task. It requires a thorough understanding of kernel functions,

Computer Forensics Lab Awarded to New Mexico

The FBI announced recently that the state of New Mexico, in conjunction with the UNM Police Department, UNM Information Technology Services Department (ITS) and the NSA-certified UNM Anderson School of Management’s Center for Information Assurance Research and Education (CIARE), has

LTU Technologies Releases LTU-Finder 3.0 at CEIC

LTU Technologies has announced the release of LTU-Finder v. 3.0, a tool for image and video recognition in the field of computer forensics. LTU-Finder 3.0 was unveiled at Guidance Software’s Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Microsoft slowly seals its lips about its police toolkit

To put a lid on bloggers’ speculation about police getting “backdoors” to Windows security, Microsoft is starting to hush up on the subject. In an e-mail to BetaNews on Friday, a spokesperson described COFEE as a “customizable framework.” Despite releasing

OU tackles computer forensics

Fears of corporate espionage, malicious staff and disputed trade deals has led to the Open University’s first course on computer forensics to be heavily oversubscribed. The post-graduate Computer Forensics and Investigations course starts today, and prospective students have been bumped

‘Extreme Porn’ Law Could Criminalise Millions in UK

Almost unreported, the UK Criminal Justice Bill is slowly wending its way toward becoming law. It includes a section (Clause 63) on “extreme pornographic images” that may, or may not, affect a very large proportion of the adult population in

COFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor)

Microsoft has reportedly developed a USB key that allows investigators to extract forensic data from PCs. COFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor) comes in a USB key form factor, and was distributed to a small number of law-enforcement agencies last

New forensic lab opened at the University of Teesside (UK)

A new laboratory for the training of CSIs has been opened at the University of Teesside. The new Digital Evidence Laboratory was opened by Andrew Rennison, the Home Office’s forensic science regulator. Angus Marshall, senior lecturer in forensic science at

4-Day Hacking BootCamp for Investigators

WetStone Technologies, Inc. now has a 4-day, hands-on, BootCamp focused on those investigating malicious software as it pertains to the hacking process. This class is structured with cyber-safe lab environments where students experience various types of cyber weapons and the

Cybercrime takes back seat to brand as CSO priority

Reputational damage is top of mind for information security leaders again. According to a global survey of more than 7,500 security professionals, 71 per cent said that avoiding harm to brand was their top priority, ahead of other hot topics,

Proper Procedures for Preparing Devices for Computer Forensics

Being aware that any action on your part might compromise computer evidence and taking the steps to prevent and prepare will make your computer forensics team more efficient and effective on the job. Data loss, especially, is a common problem

Police Cyber Patrol Unit Gets $9,000 Grant from Local Cable Provider

The Fort Smith (Arkansas) Police Department’s Internet crime fighters received a substantial grant from a local cable provider last week. Cox Communications awarded the Police Department’s Cyber Investigation Unit a $9,000 grant as part of a continuing community partnership between

Google tackles images of abuse

Google engineers have adapted a software program to help track child sex predators and search for patterns in images of abuse on the web. Google has created the technology for the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). It

Convicted forensics expert defends record

Perhaps the hardest thing for Jim Bates to hear at his sentencing for making false written witness statements in criminal proceedings was the Judge, Simon Hammond, saying: “I’m quite sure his career as an expert witness is now finished.” Bates