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

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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....

Forensic Focus Digest, June 05 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, June 05 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

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

Video Timing In Amped FIVE

Video Timing In Amped FIVE

Video timing can make or break forensic interpretation — Amped Software explains how Amped FIVE helps analysts evaluate timing sources, verify reliability, and preserve authenticity in video evidence....read more

Mobile spy software use almost always illegal, says expert

A piece of software which allows a user to track another person’s mobile phone use would be almost impossible to use in the UK without breaking the law, according to a surveillance law expert. Flexispy is the controversial software which

Acquire ewf images with ewfacquire on MacOSX/Freebsd/OpenBSD/Linux

Besides reading and writing (EnCase) EWF files with the libewf library, it’s now possible to read and write SMART images as well. With the ewfacquire tool you now can create a bit-copy image from devices in the SMART image format

High-tech lab fights crime of digital age

Imagine a laboratory filled with equipment advanced enough to locate deleted CP on a hard drive, recover old e-mails sent on a cell phone and trace the owner of a camera used to download photographs onto a laptop. Welcome to

ITNG 2007 Conference

In 2007, I will be chairing a conference session on Cyber/Digital forensics for ITNG in Las Vegas, NV. The International Conference on Information Technology- New Generations (ITNG) is an annual event focusing on state of the art technologies pertaining to

Computer forensics major introduced at Bloomsburg University

Bloomsburg University has introduced a new major that will train students to investigate the improper or illegal use of computers and digital devices, a field known as computer forensics. Computer forensics focuses on collecting, examining and presenting digitally stored evidence

CyberSpeak September 3, 2006

Two Former Federal Agents Talk About Computer Forensics, Network Security and Computer Crime… "This episode we have Keith Jones, Director of Computer Forensics, Incident Response, and Litigation Support for MANDIANT who recently testified as an expert witness in the UBS

Digital forensic tool to curb web abuse

An Information technology expert has designed a digital forensic tool that can home in on workplace computers used for criminal activity or deliberate misuse of the Internet. Bennie Fei, a masters student at the University of Pretoria, warned that there

Net browser promises private surf

A web browser has been released that promises total privacy for its users. Browzar, as it is known, automatically deletes all traces of the pages a person has visited, and the terms that they have searched for on the web…

Books give in-depth look into cybercrime

From M. E. Kabay’s newsletter at Network World… The fall 2006 semester has begun at Norwich University and I’ll be teaching “Cybercrime and Cyberlaw” with my colleague Adjunct Professor Julie Tower-Pierce. Readers of this column may be interested in two

Cyber Crime: The Wild West, Online

Forget about breaking and entering, aggravated assault and armed robbery. Cyber crime is taking over. While most of us use computers to work, shop, play games, book vacations, or do banking transactions, a new breed of criminal uses the same

CyberSpeak August 27, 2006

Two Former Federal Agents Talk About Computer Forensics, Network Security and Computer Crime… "Back from vacation. This week we talk with Special Agent David Farquhar from the Federal Bureau of Investigations about his recent successful botnet case in Seattle Washington.

KoreLogic Wins Digital Forensic Research Workshop Contest

Klayton Monroe and Jay Smith of KoreLogic Security were key members of the team announced as winners of the 2006 File Carving Challenge at the 6th Annual Digital Forensic Research Workshop (DFRWS). Challenge participants were asked to develop new tools

Spanish cybercrime on the rise

Online fraud in Spain experienced a year-on-year growth of 50 percent in the first four months of 2006, the Computer Crime Research Center reports. Although cybercrime may not be viewed as a pressing concern in Spain, according to some sources,

Cops follow texting trail

Text messages, archived in cell phones, are now among the routine array of clues that detectives seek: At the very onset of an investigation, they can help finger a suspect quickly. In cases of missing or abducted people, they can

CY4OR invest in Advanced Forensic Audio & Visual Suite

Computer Forensic company CY4OR has increased its capacity to analyse audio and visual footage in response to a weighty demand for the service. The analysis suite has been developed and expanded to include the most comprehensive technology available on the