26th August 2026

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Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 26 2026

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 26 2026

26th August 2026

Read the latest DFIR news - OpenAI forensic artifacts, Apple Screen Time evidence, RAM-based location analysis, AI-assisted investigations, forensic imaging bottlenecks, and more....read more

10 Best Practices For AI-Assisted Investigations: A Guide For Legal And Compliance Teams

10 Best Practices For AI-Assisted Investigations: A Guide For Legal And Compliance Teams

24th August 2026

Cellebrite shares 10 best practices for faster, safer, and more defensible AI-assisted investigations, with a focus on governance, traceability, and human oversight....read more

Speed Against The Backlog: What’s Slowing You Down And How To Fix It

Speed Against The Backlog: What’s Slowing You Down And How To Fix It

24th August 2026

When every hour counts, imaging speed matters - explore the practical factors that can slow forensic acquisitions and learn how the right hardware, network setup and automation can help tackle growing backlogs....read more

Cybercrime in France: An Overview

Though there can be many factors which affect the rise of cybercrime, some major environmental characteristics of Internet in France which affect the most are firstly, the number of Internet users is increasing rapidly… More (Computer Crime Research Center)

People Power Combats Cyber Fraud

Like so many other aspects of our lives, major fraud has gone high tech. In fact, fuelled by excited media comment, computer crime and fraud are regarded as synonymous by many. But it’s important to remember that it’s not the

WVU forensics program sets up learning lab for bowl game

Mention the word criminal forensics and immediately most people think about Marg Helgenberger or David Caruso from CBS television’s popular series “CSI” and “CSI: Miami.” You know — glitz, glamour, special Hummers, and unraveling the clues to crack the case

Cyber files decoding evidence of new era

Everything about the new FBI regional computer forensics laboratory in Hamilton Township screams the word “geek.” The carpeting is emblazoned with maroon 0’s and 1’s – the binary digits to which all computer codes can be reduced. A bookshelf in

O’Reilly Releases “Internet Forensics”

…Out of curiosity, Jones began looking into various scams that arrived in his inbox. Being fairly adept at using Unix commands, he started to apply these to find out where certain web sites were located and was surprised at how

Data-Recovery Technology Arrives For SMBs

Business continuity has largely been the domain of big companies, but data-protection vendor Unitrends this week unveiled system-recovery technology at a price point that should help small and mid-size companies recover operational data as quickly as their larger counterparts should

Inside the FBI’s Computer Analysis and Response Team

Barbara Wadriski’s workplace at the FBI’s Mobile headquarters looks more like the back shop of a computer store than a crime lab. Surrounded by work stations, a long table holds the guts of various computers. Equipment in various stages of

Tracked by cellphone

We know that technology can be used to track people’s location via a cellphone, but how difficult is it for law enforcement to get a court order and do this legally? More (Security Focus)

Cybercrime more profitable than drugs

The proceeds of cybercrime now exceed that of the illegal drugs industry, a US Treasury advisor has claimed. According to Valerie McNiven, former World Bank security expert, the turnover of electronically-related crime exceeded $105 billion in 2004, for the first

New Computer Crime Lab to Help Wyoming, Colorado Authorities

The Rocky Mountain Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory, the tenth such regional laboratory in the country established and operated with the help of the FBI, is due to officially open January 18. Officials say the lab will greatly improve investigators’ capacity

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Digital Forensic Readiness: Are You In?

As we approach a pervasive computing society, are you prepared for the challenge of using digital forensics to reconstruct a compromise? More (EIT)

Computer forensics tools maker hacked

Guidance Software had to do a forensic investigation on its own systems after a hacker broke in and accessed records, including credit card data, of thousands of customers. The attack occurred in November, but wasn’t discovered until Dec. 7, John

What is the Scope of Computer Forensics?

Jety asks: “I do general-purpose tech support for a variety of individuals and small businesses. Today, one of my clients presented me with an interesting situation, which made me recommend that he get his own attorneys and computer forensics experts

How to Keep a Digital Chain of Custody

Christine has very kindly mailed me with the following useful link: How to Keep a Digital Chain of Custodyhttp://www.csoonline.com/read/120105/ht_custody.html