20th May 2025

Atola Adds iSCSI Support And Enhanced RAID Features To Its TaskForce Imagers
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Atola’s latest TaskForce update adds iSCSI support, making it possible to image remote drives that can’t be physically removed—alongside major improvements to RAID handling, imaging speed, and a new built-in Hex viewer....

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Major Step Forward For Public Safety As Forensics Europe Expo Co-Locates With The Blue Light Show

Major Step Forward For Public Safety As Forensics Europe Expo Co-Locates With The Blue Light Show

19th May 2025

Forensics Europe Expo and The Blue Light Show join forces in June 2025 to create the UK’s ultimate emergency services event—don’t miss this game-changing collaboration at Olympia London!...read more

Forensic Focus Digest, May 16 2025

Forensic Focus Digest, May 16 2025

16th May 2025

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore harmful DFIR narratives around burnout, hear career insights from Jessica Hyde, unpack key takeaways from Cellebrite’s 2025 industry survey, and more....read more

Introducing XRY 11.0.1 From MSAB

Introducing XRY 11.0.1 From MSAB

15th May 2025

Unlock deeper mobile data access with XRY 11.0.1—now supporting iOS 18.4, Pixel FFS, and more....read more

Diskology Adds Write Blocking to Portable Hard Disk Duplicator

Diskology, Inc. announced a new version of their award-winning Disk Jockey portable hard disk duplicator today. The new model includes a write blocking feature essential for computer forensic examinations. The new unit is available as part of a “Forensic Kit”

Forensic Computers release Linux forensic system

Forensic Computers announced today that they have released a Linux forensic system that integrates the full technical, legal and personnel requirements into a complete package in conjunction with TaFusion MEPIS Linux. A live CD is included with the application that

UK police want new computer powers

The UK Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has called for new powers to allow police to tackle rogue websites, and make withholding encryption keys a criminal offence. The new proposals are buried inside a long and sometimes controversial list

Kroll Ontrack Named Most Used Electronic Discovery Service Provider

This week, the editors of “Law Office Computing” announced the winners of the 11th Annual Reader’s Choice Awards. This year’s survey results recognized Kroll Ontrack as one of the most used service providers in the electronic discovery category. Electronic discovery

Retired officer returns to computer policing

Some forensic experts look at fingerprints, blood or other evidence to solve a crime. Rudy Jones searches computer hard drives. “Computers are used in every aspect of today’s society,” said Jones, a 53-year-old York County resident. “People use the computer

Turiss LLC Opens Washington State Office

Turiss LLC, a digital investigations and information protection firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, today announced the opening of a new office in Washington state to provide for the computer and cyber security needs of clients on the West Coast and

CyberSecurity to Offer New Certification Process

CyberSecurity Institute announced yesterday that testing for the CyberSecurity Forensics Analyst (CSFA) certification will begin in November of this year, with overview sessions for the process kicking off this September. The new certification process stresses the skills needed for real

Digital Sleuths

Extracting, preserving and presenting electronic data for legal use requires a particular expertise. Law enforcement units around the country are racing to train and equip investigators with the specialized knowledge they need to handle the ever-growing volume of computer evidence

Detective praised for computer forensics role in CP investigation

When John Estep, a postal worker from Ashland, was arrested by federal agents and charged with multiple counts of manufacturing CP, the case seemed to have stalled, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Wohlander. The case was lacking the kind

Guidance Software Names Executives to Roles of President and CFO

Guidance Software, Inc. has announced the appointment of two key executives. Victor Limongelli was promoted to President from his current role as Vice President of Professional Services and General Counsel. Frank Sansone was promoted to CFO from his current position

US police department to designate cybercrime officer

The Neenah Police Department in the US will convert one of its patrol officers to a forensic computer investigator to combat the proliferation of cybercrime. Capt. Tom Long said computer-related crimes have increased significantly in recent years. “It’s growing every

AnyTech introduces new forensic hard-drive system

The new Logicube Forensic MD5 is engineered to the world’s top law enforcement agencies’ exacting standards. Junaid Sharaf, Managing Director and Strategic Advisor, AnyTech General Trading LLC, Dubai said, “This new generation of forensic hard-drive acquisition systems is specifically designed

Cyber crime rates, losses fall: survey

A downward turn in overall cyber crime has hit its fourth year, said the 10th-annual survey on computer crime released this week, and average financial losses have tumbled by more than half. The yearly survey, which is conducted by the

5th Annual Digital Forensic Research Workshop

Early registration for the 5th Annual Digital Forensic Research Workshop ends this Friday, July 15, 2005. This year the workshop is in New Orleans, August 17-19. The workshop is designed to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners with interests

Computer Forensics Explained: A Primer for Physical Security Professionals

This article introduces computer risk and more specifically computer incident response and forensics to an audience who is traditionally accustomed to implementing physical controls such as camera surveillance, physical access, and alarm systems throughout their facility. We’ll look at the