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5th November 2026

Page One’s Rob Fried And Andrew Milauskas On Using AI In Digital Forensics And E-Discovery
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Rob Fried and Andrew Milauskas join the Forensic Focus Podcast to talk about forensics.expert, Rob’s free AI knowledge portal for digital forensics, and how to use AI responsibly in investigations....

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Forensic Focus Digest, 06 Nov 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, 06 Nov 2026

6th November 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus: explore how Belkasoft X helped convict a UK property fraudster, learn five AI investigation myths debunked with Cellebrite Genesis, find out how Detego Global's AI is transforming child abuse investigations, and more....read more

Dead Ends And Data Recovery: The Importance Of Remaining Tool Agnostic In Digital Forensics

Dead Ends And Data Recovery: The Importance Of Remaining Tool Agnostic In Digital Forensics

4th November 2026

When standard forensic tools hit a dead end, expertise makes the difference - discover how Page One’s Jeffrey Lehn uncovered critical vehicle data that helped solve a fatal hit-and-run case and why forensic examiners must look beyond automated tools....read more

Forensics Forward 2026 (Online, November 10): A Global Day Of Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity And Law

Forensics Forward 2026 (Online, November 10): A Global Day Of Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity And Law

3rd November 2026

Registration is now open for Forensics Forward: Cybersecurity, Digital Evidence, and Justice, a one-day online symposium on November 10, 2026, featuring seven expert-led sessions exploring the latest challenges and developments in digital forensics, cybersecurity, and justice - register today!...read more

Computers play large role in solving cases

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Cost of computer crime in NZ

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WinHex & X-Ways Forensics 13.2 released

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Cybercrime Treaty: Effective Law Enforcement?

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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

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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

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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