8th June 2026

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....

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Forensic Focus Digest, June 05 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, June 05 2026

5th June 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

4th June 2026

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

4th June 2026

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

Steganalysis plug-in for Inforenz Forager computer forensics software

With its latest version of Forager® 1.3, Inforenz tackles the rising issue of information leakage by releasing a plug-in for its forensic software that identifies where data is concealed in other files. It enables computer forensic investigators to search for

Google Searches Help Convict Suspect

A North Carolina jury has found a man guilty based on evidence which included Google searches for the terms “neck,” “snap,” “break,” and “hold”. The man has been sentenced to life without parole, but plans to appeal the decision… More

Document metadata

Few things in the world of digital documents are as pesky and revealing as “metadata” – the information automatically embedded in documents by popular software such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. When the government or a business forgets to

If a computer holds a clue, this lab will find it

What’s the best way to get into a criminal’s head? One group of area sleuths knows: Get into their computers. That’s what the men and women assigned to the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory do every day in

Technology Pathways Releases Freeware Forensic Software

Technology Pathways, LLC announced today the release of ProDiscover® Basic, a new freeware version of the ProDiscover Family of Computer Forensic Software…ProDiscover Basic provides a complete computer forensic solution including the ability to collect, preserve, analyze, and report on computer

Meet Bergen’s top cyber cop

Paramus detectives investigating a money-laundering scheme had confiscated a computer they suspected held crucial evidence. But its hard drive apparently had been wiped clean. At the time, many North Jersey police departments lacked the technical savvy and financial resources to

Detective combats rising computer crime

Detective Josh Moulin is a criminal forensic expert quite unlike the well-dressed heroes you see stalking bad guys across a fictional Miami every Monday night on CBS. Moulin spends his nights examining computers. He dissects them in a bland windowless

TVN’s Studio content digitally watermarked

In a recent announcement TVN Entertainment outlined that it will be using Widevine’s Mensor technology to watermark its entire VOD content line up. In the emerging digital forensics market, fingerprinting and watermarking provide another layer of security that enables content

UK MP tables modernisation of Computer Misuse Act

In summer 2003, the then e-crime minister Caroline Flint promised to answer growing disquiet about Britain’s computer crime laws by strengthening the Computer Misuse Act. But if a week is a long time in politics, a year and a half

Dealing with the data mountain

The sheer number and volume of current storage devices can be tough for the average computer user to handle, but what about computer investigators that must look for criminal information? Criminals try to hide information on their 200 GByte harddrives

Real Digital Forensics

Another computer forensics book hits the shelves, along with accompanying website: http://www.realdigitalforensics.com/ If anyone’s read it please post a review to the forums.

Computer forensics: Donning your detective hat

“Quincy, ME,” the 1970s TV series, showed the dramatic potential of medical examiners. We’re waiting now for the premier of “Quincy, CF.” Computer forensics is playing an increasingly important role in thwarting wrongdoers at the federal, state and local level…

How CSI got computer forensics wrong

A team of computer forensic investigators has pointed out that a character in a recent episode of hit TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation failed to follow a basic rule of looking for evidence: don’t switch on the computer… More

Electronic data legislation in the UK

From casual e-mails to information on your iPod, electronic data can now be required as court evidence. Jonathon Crook, Jonathan Tardif and Andrew Szczech assess the business implications following recent changes to the Civil Procedure Rules… More (LegalWeek)