20th August 2025

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 20 2025
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Read the latest digital forensics news – SANS releases DFIR Summit playlist, UAC launches v3.2.0, Neal Ysart discusses the Coalition of Cyber Investigators, and more....

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Wrapping Up The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session – What We’ve Covered

Wrapping Up The S21 Transcriber Spotlight Session – What We’ve Covered

20th August 2025

Explore S21 Transcriber: a fully offline, court-ready tool with free 30-day access and training....read more

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Retail Under Siege: Fighting Back Against Ransomware With Next-Gen Forensics

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Retail Under Siege: Fighting Back Against Ransomware With Next-Gen Forensics

19th August 2025

Retailers face rising cyber threats—join Exterro's Sept 4 webinar to learn fast, modern forensic response strategies and protect your brand....read more

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, August 18 2025

Digital Forensics Jobs Round-Up, August 18 2025

18th August 2025

Explore a selection of the latest DFIR employment opportunities in this week’s Forensic Focus jobs round-up....read more

NSA eavesdropping: How it might work

Even a panel of determined senators couldn’t convince Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to divulge much about how the massive surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency actually works. Gonzales told a Senate committee on Monday that he was not

CY4OR Sponsor Wales E Crime Summit 2006

The summit 2006 launched a three year Manifesto to tackle computer crime in Wales; the purpose being to protect businesses against the growing threat to them from electronic and computer based Crime. The conference was attended by the four major

European experts to analyze electronic evidence in EU Courts

The city of Florence will host next 17th February the meeting of the multidisciplinary researchers that are working together on the European Project about the Admissibility of the Electronic Evidence in EU Courts (A.E.E.C.). This innovative project is financially supported

Grand Traverse County looks to battle computer crimes

Grand Traverse County wants more training for sheriff’s deputies to combat an “alarming” rise in computer-based crimes. Undersheriff Nathan Alger said the department asked the county board for approximately $10,000 previously earmarked for vehicles to expand the department’s computer forensic

Vogon – New age sleuths

Since 2002, Vogon International LLC has operated a sophisticated data recovery lab in Norman. The lab, which serves clients throughout the U.S., Canada and South America, uses proprietary software to recover data from computer hard drives and backup tapes. The

Microsoft security chief attacks government

Ed Gibson, Microsoft UK’s chief security advisor, has hit out at the lack of effective channels for cybercrime reporting and claimed that better desktop-level protection is the key to effective security… More (ZDNet)

Basis Technology Launches Digital Forensics Initiative

Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 31, 2006—Basis Technology announced today the launch of an initiative to create the next generation of digital forensics products, and the appointment of two renowned experts to lead this effort. Brian Carrier, author of one of the

Kroll Ontrack Completes Acquisition of Norway’s Ibas Holdings

Kroll Ontrack Inc., the data recovery and legal technologies subsidiary of Kroll Inc., the global risk consulting company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Ibas Holdings ASA, a leading Norwegian-based provider of data recovery, data erasure and

The Role of Computer Forensics in Law Enforcement

Examples of the analysis of computer evidence are abundant today in the popular media, particularly in television shows ranging from the Law & Order franchise to Court TV’s Forensic Files. And, as we have come to expect from television, there

Police get 25,000 IP addresses in manhunt

AMSTERDAM, NL — Detectives investigating the Louis Sévèke case took possession of data on people who visited the political activist’s website. Family and friends said on Tuesday the police have an estimated 25,000 unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The police

DHS cybersecurity budget grows to fight computer crime

With computer crimes on the increase, the Homeland Security Department is preparing to beef up its cybersecurity capabilities by increasing the budget of the National Cyber Security Division, home to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). At a Jan.

Sebek 3: tracking the attackers, part one

It has become increasingly important for security professionals to deploy new detection mechanisms to track and capture an attacker’s activities. Third Generation (GenIII) Honeynets provide all the components and tools required to gather this information at the deepest level. Sebek

UK security professionals back tougher laws for hackers

The IT security industry has almost unanimously given its backing to government plans to update the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and introduce more severe custodial sentences for cyber criminals. And many are urging the government to now ‘go the distance’

Paraben Corporation Provides Proactive Forensic Solutions

“P2 Enterprise makes sure that not only is your network protected but you’ll have the evidence you need to prove your case as the incident occurs. P2 Enterprise Edition doesn’t stop with just traditional forensics; it takes forensics to a

Guidance Software Adds Patrick Zeller to Legal and Regulatory Team

Guidance Software announced today that it has added Chicago-based litigator Patrick Zeller to the Legal and Regulatory team as assistant general counsel. As both a former assistant attorney general focused on computer crime and as eDiscovery and litigation counsel with

Notre Dame probes hack of computer system

Two computer-forensic companies are helping the University of Notre Dame investigate an electronic break-in that may have exposed the personal and financial information of school donors… More (CNET)