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5th November 2026

Page One’s Rob Fried And Andrew Milauskas On Using AI In Digital Forensics And E-Discovery
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Rob Fried and Andrew Milauskas join the Forensic Focus Podcast to talk about forensics.expert, Rob’s free AI knowledge portal for digital forensics, and how to use AI responsibly in investigations....

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Dead Ends And Data Recovery: The Importance Of Remaining Tool Agnostic In Digital Forensics

Dead Ends And Data Recovery: The Importance Of Remaining Tool Agnostic In Digital Forensics

4th November 2026

When standard forensic tools hit a dead end, expertise makes the difference - discover how Page One’s Jeffrey Lehn uncovered critical vehicle data that helped solve a fatal hit-and-run case and why forensic examiners must look beyond automated tools....read more

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

CCTV Review Under Pressure: How S21 CCTV Helps Investigators Find What Matters Faster

CCTV Review Under Pressure: How S21 CCTV Helps Investigators Find What Matters Faster

3rd November 2026

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....read more

Secret printer ID codes may breach EU privacy laws

A little-noticed system that allows printed documents to be tracked by government agents has gotten the attention of the EU Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security, who says the technology may violate EU human rights guarantees. The technology is baked

Crime fears as cheap PCs head for Africa

What if the plans to spread low-cost One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and Intel Classmate computers to the developing world work? What if in a few years there are hundreds of millions of them out there? Many might applaud. But

Could computer forensics help your organisation?

Forensics is not yet a mainstream field and descriptions and definitions vary. Yet how do organisations integrate incident response, breach handling and forensic examination into a security strategy? That security strategy should be defined by policies and procedures to minimise

New niche for e-discovery: special masters

The increased use of electronic discovery has resulted in a new set of practitioners: e-discovery special masters. A special master is an officer of the court appointed to help with its proceedings, and may perform functions such as taking testimony

Digital Forensics – An Interview with Dr. Hany Farid

Digital Forensics. Think of that phrase. It could be the title of a new TV crime show. However, recently developed software by Dr. Hany Farid of Dartmouth College is far more serious than an hour of frivolous, sensationalist TV. In

Encrypted Laptop Poses Legal Dilemma

When Sebastien Boucher stopped at the U.S.-Canadian border, agents who inspected his laptop said they found files containing CP. But when they tried to examine the images after his arrest, authorities were stymied by a password-protected encryption program. Now Boucher

Vector Trace – a hit with Hollywood and the FBI

In the new film “Untraceable,” FBI agents are desperate to track down a maniac who tortures people to death and broadcasts his crimes live over the Internet. To find the villain, the agents use the same Internet tools used by

German Police Creating LE Trojan

German cops are pushing ahead with controversial plans, yet to be legally approved, to develop “remote forensic software” – in other words, a law enforcement Trojan. Leaked documents outline proposals by German firm Digitask to develop software to intercept Skype

Al-Qaeda’s 007

The extraordinary story of the solitary computer geek in a Shepherds Bush bedsit who became the world’s most wanted cyber-jihadist…When specialist forensic science officers arrived, they found that Tsouli had been creating a website called YOUBOMBIT. A banner with the

Ignorance wrecking evidence

Evidence stored on computers and other electronic devices is being damaged or destroyed by ignorant staff and investigators. One of the “handful” of people in SA equipped to retrieve digital evidence, Jean Pierre du Plessis from forensic service provider Ferrier

Big Brother in the office

More New Zealand workers are under the watchful gaze of surveillance cameras and tracking devices at work as employers crack down on dishonesty and time-wasting, experts say…Alan Watt, managing director of Computer Forensic Investigations, said he had built a business

Data Recovery & Solid State

With all of the recent hype about solid-state drives in both consumer applications and enterprise environments I have a real concern about data recovery on these devices. I know there are services for flash memory restoration but has anyone been

Open University launches computer forensics course

The Open University in the UK has launched a postgraduate course designed to offer a basic understanding of digital evidence collection, forensic computing and IT incident management in criminal investigations. Computer Forensics and Investigations balances the legal and technical aspects

Meet Bob Hanson, data P.I.

Robert M. Hanson could be your best friend, or your worst enemy. It depends on which side of the law you’re on. As a computer forensics expert and licensed private investigator, he’s hired to search data storage devices, usually hard