18th June 2026

AI In Digital Forensics: 10 Best Practices For Investigators
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Cellebrite explores how AI is transforming digital forensics by accelerating analysis and connecting evidence, while human expertise and rigorous verification remain essential....

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Forensic Focus Digest, June 19 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, June 19 2026

19th June 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore best practices for using AI in digital forensics, meet Jason Lesser of MAP and Track, hear from Leica’s Marcus Rowe on investigating the world’s largest crash test, and more....read more

Forensic Audio & Video Transcription – Search Hours Of Recordings In Seconds | BelkaGPT

Forensic Audio & Video Transcription – Search Hours Of Recordings In Seconds | BelkaGPT

18th June 2026

See how BelkaGPT turns audio, voice messages and video into searchable text, helping investigators find the exact moment a keyword was spoken....read more

Amped Connect UK: The Free Event Every UK Amped User Should Attend

Amped Connect UK: The Free Event Every UK Amped User Should Attend

18th June 2026

Amped Software’s first free UK event lands in Stafford on 9 September, bringing professionals together for practical insights, expert-led sessions and open discussion on the future of image and video forensics—register now to secure your place....read more

Judges And Prosecutors Throw The Book At Hackers

Eric McCarty goes before a federal judge this month on charges he damaged the University of Southern California’s online application system. McCarty, 25, says he was just trying to highlight the Web site’s security vulnerabilities. A not-guilty plea just might

Microsoft’s BitLocker

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new security feature in Windows Vista, designed to work with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Basically, it encrypts the C drive with a computer-generated key. In its basic mode, an attacker can still access the

Open Computer Forensics Architecture (ocfa)

The Open Computer Forensics Architecture (OCFA) is a modular computer forensics framework build by the “Dutch National Police Agency”. The main goal is to automate the digital forensic process to speed up the investigation and give tactical investigators direct access

Convicted Man Sues HP After Encryption Failed to Keep Him Out of Prison

Michael Crooker had his lawsuit concerning Hewlett-Packard’s DriveLock encryption software tossed out of court. Crooker had his Compaq laptop seized by FBI agents in 2004 after bomb-making materials were found at his home. He claimed that the FBI then used

Digital Forensic Research Workshop Challenge 2006

From Brian Carrier: Based on the success of the Digital Forensic Research Workshop (DFRWS)2005 memory analysis challenge, a new challenge is being posted for DFRWS2006. This year, the focus is on file carving techniques. The challenge data set contains JPEG,

New versions of TSK and Autopsy now available

Received from Brian Carrier: New versions of TSK and Autopsy are now available (after the longestduration of no releases in the history of the tools). There are severalnew features including Expert Witness (EnCase) images, AFF images, and ISO9660 file systems,

Call for comments on Angolan computer crime Bills

The National Information Technology Commission (CNTI) has appealed to experts of the sector for greater participation in proposed legislation on computerised crime, protection of data and information security, according to the Angola Press Agency. CNTI’s media spokesperson, Luísa dos Santos,

Cell Phone Forensics Product Announcement

May 8, 2006 – Concord, MA, – Project-a-Phone, Inc. announced today that it will introduce its system for gathering cell phone forensic evidence to the law enforcement community at the Silicon Valley meeting of HTCIA in Santa Clara. The Project-a-Phone

New crackdown on UK cyber crime

The UK’s new FBI-style crime fighting agency has unveiled plans to get tough on cyber crime. The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has announced a range of new measures to tackle online crime gangs, such as a science laboratory to

UK computer crime laws ‘ridiculous’

A British man labelled one of the world’s most dangerous hackers yesterday railed against the UK’s computer crime laws. Gary McKinnon, who faces extradition to the US after being accused of breaking into the Pentagon’s computer system, said that Britain’s

AccessData Corp. to Create the Next-Generation Forensic Toolkit

AccessData Corp., a leader in digital forensic software solutions, today announced that as a member of the Oracle(R) PartnerNetwork, it will provide customers with a new dynamic and adaptive tool for digital forensics. The next generation of Forensic Toolkit, FTK

Army Investigator Brent Pack Honored for Groundbreaking Work

Guidance Software, along with AccessData, today announced the winner and finalists of the second annual Timothy Fidel Memorial Award. The honor recognizes excellence in the field of computer forensics, and is presented in memory of Timothy Fidel, a Special Agent

IT Forensics: When crime scene investigations go digital

Digital forensics has been around for at least a decade, but in the commercial sector it is still a relatively unknown and unexploited discipline. The concept of digital forensics was originally spawned by law enforcement agencies, which started to realise

Computer forensics — the CSI reality

Computer forensics is not a task to be undertaken lightly by just any IT worker. Instead, it calls for specialised skills and careful, documented procedures. A forensics expert knows what signs to look for and can identify additional information sources

Computer forensics is a red-hot job market

Computer forensics graduates have been in high demand since the field first appeared and now the demand is growing even larger. In fact, Marcus Rogers, an associate professor at Purdue’s College of Technology, says private firms are recruiting graduates in