13th August 2026

Protecting Those Who Protect Children: Inspection Findings And The Evidence Base For Investigator Well-Being
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A major new HMICFRS report exposes the urgent need for proactive, mandatory mental health support for digital forensic investigators and others working daily with online child sexual abuse material....

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UPCOMING WEBINAR – Reducing ICAC Backlogs: Prioritizing Digital Evidence For Faster Investigations

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Reducing ICAC Backlogs: Prioritizing Digital Evidence For Faster Investigations

13th August 2026

Join Rich Frawley of ADF Solutions as he shares practical strategies for managing complex ICAC scenes, prioritizing the devices most likely to contain probative evidence, and making faster, more informed decisions in the field....read more

Unmasked: Early Intelligence Should Not Be Manual

Unmasked: Early Intelligence Should Not Be Manual

12th August 2026

Turn partial school badges into actionable leads with S21 School Badge Lookup v2.0, fast offline image intelligence built for CSAM and ICAC investigations worldwide....read more

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 12 2026

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 12 2026

12th August 2026

Read the latest DFIR news - NIST’s new ArtCat digital forensics catalog, Kohberger case methodology, Android intrusion log analysis, offline AI with BelkaGPT, and more....read more

E-mail first step on trail

The investigation that led law enforcement to John Mark Karr can be traced to a single e-mail, sent some four years ago… More (Rocky Mountain News) While the FBI’s Atlanta spokesman, Stephen Emmett, declined to elaborate on the FBI’s role,

Computers play large role in solving cases

Computers can contain a wealth of evidence, making them valuable resources for law enforcement, government officials, private companies and the like. That’s even if the user thinks incriminating files have been deleted, or if nothing on the hard drive is

Cost of computer crime in NZ

New Zealand organisations spend on average about half a million dollars annually fighting computer crime within their organisations, according to a new University of Otago survey… More (Scoop)

WinHex & X-Ways Forensics 13.2 released

WHAT’S NEW IN V13.2? * There are new (optional) quick filter buttons in the directory browser column headers that allow to activate and modify dynamic filter settings more instantly. * The indexing algorithm was revised. The index files are now

Cybercrime Treaty: Effective Law Enforcement?

The U.S. Senate recently approved an international treaty designed to combat computer crime. The treaty has been touted by Senate leaders as enhancing the U.S. ability to cooperate with foreign governments in fighting terrorism, computer hacking, money laundering and child

UK police decryption powers ‘flawed’

The government faces criticism over plans to give police powers to make suspects produce readable copies of encrypted computer evidence.The police say the powers are needed because criminals are increasingly using encryption to hide evidence. They estimate that currently there

An introduction to Computer Forensics

E-business is, by definition, technology-dependent. With the increased use of technology it is often assumed that failures are directly related to IT. In actual fact, a significant number of failures or incidents are the result of unauthorised acts by employees

Live forensics

Computer forensics, much like more traditional forensics, is an art as much as a science. Its practice demands a detective’s intuition and a technician’s know-how. Only in this case, it’s to discern digital clues from the inner workings of electronic

The electronic autopsy – digital forensics Part 1

The popularity of TV shows such as CSI and true crime shows that portray forensic science in action have long held a fascination for audiences for the simply amazing conclusions that can be drawn from what seems so little evidence.

Ten Blunders That Stop E-Discovery Cold

A colleague recently asked me to list 10 electronic-data-discovery errors lawyers make with distressing regularity. Here’s that list, along with suggestions to avoid making them… More (Law.com)

Internet infidelity target of a new book

The opening chapter of John Paul Lucich’s new book is titled “Welcome to My World.” And a grim, labyrinthine world it is. A computer forensics expert who specializes in computer security and corporate fraud cases, Lucich is the author of

F.R.E.D. Helps Fight 21st Century Crime

Its name is F.R.E.D. Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device. Whether it’s credit card fraud, hacking, CP, or enticing children online, FRED can help find it. Only two police departments in the Fox Valley – Grand Chute and Fond du Lac

The long arm of the law in the UK extends to data storage

Governments worldwide are placing companies under increasing scrutiny as corporate failures and fraud, from Enron to Shell, from WorldCom to Nortel, have demonstrated the requirement for legislation and regulation. UK businesses are challenged more than ever before by electronic data

E-mail privacy in the workplace

Even with a well-heeled corporate privacy policy stating that all employee communications may be monitored in the workplace, the legality of e-mail monitoring is not as clear cut as one might think… More (SecurityFocus)

Police team-ups beat Nigeria’s scammers

Globally, Nigeria has become associated with what is known as “advance fee” or 419 fraud. Virtually anyone with an email account will be familiar with this crime, which involves sending emails or faxes to potential victims around the world, sucking