3rd July 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, July 03 2026
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Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore digital evidence investigations with David Shipley, deepfake image analysis with Amped Software, RAID forensics with Atola Technology, Cellebrite’s journey to Genesis, and more....

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Passware Kit Mobile 2026v4 Decrypts Qualcomm-Based Samsung S20

Passware Kit Mobile 2026v4 Decrypts Qualcomm-Based Samsung S20

1st July 2026

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v4 expands Samsung S20 decryption coverage, speeds up password recovery with caching and batch optimizations, and adds support for more iOS, Huawei, and Android devices....read more

UPCOMING WEBINAR – AI Is The Hot Sauce: From Data Overload To Investigative Insight

UPCOMING WEBINAR – AI Is The Hot Sauce: From Data Overload To Investigative Insight

30th June 2026

Join Cellebrite’s July 7 webinar to learn how responsible AI can help investigators connect evidence, uncover insights faster, and maintain the transparency and defensibility every case demands—register now....read more

Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference East 2026 Returned To Myrtle Beach

Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference East 2026 Returned To Myrtle Beach

30th June 2026

Explore key highlights from Techno East 2026 and see what’s ahead as the community returns to Myrtle Beach in 2027....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