9th June 2026

How XRY Pro Helped Recover Critical Evidence From A Non-Responsive Smartphone
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Leica’s Marcus Rowe On Investigating The World’s Largest Crash Test, Plus What To Expect At FEE 2026

Leica’s Marcus Rowe On Investigating The World’s Largest Crash Test, Plus What To Expect At FEE 2026

8th June 2026

Marcus Rowe from Leica Geosystems joins the Forensic Focus Podcast to talk about 3D laser scanning, Forensics Europe Expo 2026, and the role of LiDAR in modern crime and collision investigation....read more

Forensic Focus Digest, June 05 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, June 05 2026

5th June 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore video timing in Amped FIVE, meet STNDRDS AB founder Andreas Antonsen, see what’s new in ADF Pro v6.3, and more....read more

How Freeland Is Using Detego Technology to Dismantle Wildlife Trafficking Networks

How Freeland Is Using Detego Technology to Dismantle Wildlife Trafficking Networks

4th June 2026

Freeland is using Detego’s digital forensics platform to help frontline investigators uncover trafficking networks, strengthen cross-border intelligence sharing, and protect endangered wildlife from organised crime....read more

Bitlocker No Real Threat To Decryption?

The Register is running a story called ‘Vista encryption ‘no threat’ to computer forensics’. The article explains that despite some initial concerns that lawbreakers would benefit from built-in strong encryption, it’s unlikely the Bitlocker technology will slow down most digital

Cash barrier to e-crime plan in UK

Proposals for the Metropolitan Police to co-ordinate national e-crime strategy will fail without major new funds, experts warn. The Met last week suggested its computer crime division could plug the hole between local forces and the Serious Organised Crime Agency,

Vista encryption ‘no threat’ to computer forensics

Security advances in Windows Vista are unlikely to frustrate cybercrime investigation, according to a leading computer forensics firm. Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Vista include a feature that provides data volume encryption called BitLocker Drive Encryption. Suggestions that BitLocker contains

The Real World of Computer Forensics

In today’s business environment, any company, from small to large, can count on facing unwanted incidents and formal litigation. And since most companies use computer networks to process financial transactions and to handle the sheer amount of information associated with

E-Discovery Experts Name Top Five Trends for 2007

Growth, debate and change will be the norm in 2007 when it comes to the expansion and evolution of e-discovery technology according to an analysis of the e-discovery industry discussed and announced today by the newly formed LexisNexis® Discovery Services

Vista is ‘more secure’ says Gates

The new operating system (OS) boasts an improved interface and security tools. Bill Gates said security in Vista would mean it would be “much, much harder” for malicious hackers to attack computers running the operating system. “For anybody worried about

Microsoft’s Computer Investigation Guide For Windows

This guide discusses processes and tools for use in internal computer investigations. It introduces a multi-phase model that is based on well-accepted procedures in the computer investigation community. It also presents an applied scenario example of an internal investigation in

Met looks to national role in battle against e-crime

The Metropolitan Police is looking to expand its computer crime unit into a national resource, amid admissions that local e-crime units are no longer able to cope with a rising tide of organised computer crime. A report published by the

Police struggle to cope with increase in cyber crime – report

Computer-enabled crime in Britain is growing at such an unprecedented scale that police admit that not all allegations can be investigated. A report by the Metropolitan Police says the rise in computer viruses, fraud and the online grooming of children

Teacher case draws world’s ear

Lounsbury collected the evidence with a program called ComputerCop Professional, an automated tool for forensic examination of computers. David Jacobs, a former police officer and sales representative for the ComputerCop, which is based in Bohemia, N.Y., said Amero’s case establishes

High-tech forensics lab opens in Brattleboro

C.E. Cantwell and Associates Inc., a Brattleboro-based computer forensics and electronic discovery firm, said that it has established the Southern Vermont Digital Forensics Laboratory, which will be available to law firms and law enforcement in the area. Instead of many

How Safe Is Saudi Arabia From Cyber Crime?

No one would deny that the Internet is one of the most revolutionary developments of the 20th century. The world we live in has indeed become a global village. Despite its many benefits and conveniences, the question still remains: How

Cary considers cyber-crime police unit

In a bow to the ugly reality of digital technology, Cary leaders took the first step Thursday night toward creating a cyber-crime police unit. The Cary Town Council voted unanimously to study the idea, underscoring how drastically computer crimes are

In CP Case, Technology Entraps the Innocent

The cautionary tale of Matthew Bandy is burning up the Internet, especially tech sites. Until recently, the 16-year-old Arizona boy faced life imprisonment for possessing CP; each of the nine images on his computer carried a possible 10-year sentence…Clearly, the

Champlain College and Law Enforcement Team Up on Digital Investigations

A ground-breaking new partnership between a college and law enforcement agencies is helping police process more digital evidence and fight cybercrime in Vermont. The Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation (http://www.champlain.edu/news/), which received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department

Hi-tech ‘forensic’ jobs for city

A US computer forensics company is setting up its European headquarters on the outskirts of Cardiff, UK. eMag Solutions is involved in recovering electronic data for businesses, helping reduce e-crime and compiling evidence for court cases… More (BBC)