Forensic Focus

News

13th August 2025

Digital Forensics Round-Up, August 13 2025

Read the latest DFIR news – evidence of Kohberger’s detailed murder preparations, an alarming rise in child sextortion cases, Brian Carrier’s new mini-course on automation and AI in forensics, and more....

Well-Being In Digital Forensics And Policing: Insights From Hannah Bailey

12th August 2025

Hannah Bailey shares her journey from frontline policing to founding Blue Light Wellbeing, explaining why culturally-aware mental health support is crucial for DFIs and frontline workers....read more

News

Oxygen Tech Bytes In July 2025

12th August 2025

Level up your DFIR skills in under 20 minutes with Oxygen Tech Bytes’ expert-led, on-demand webinars....read more

Interviews

Neal Ysart, Co-Founder, The Coalition Of Cyber Investigators

11th August 2025

Neal Ysart shares how The Coalition of Cyber Investigators tackles OSINT integrity, complex investment fraud, and the rise of AI-driven scams....read more

Detego Global: Empowering Combat Forces With Cutting-Edge Tools For Stronger Cyber Operations

2nd May 2023

The Challenge In today’s digital age, cyber and digital exploits have emerged as the new battleground for militaries, soldiers and terrorists, with technology playing a more crucial role than ever before. After a successful Sensitive Site Exploit (SSE) campaign, this

Digital Forensics Round-Up, April 27 2023

27th April 2023

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Hunted, UK Reality TV Show, Uses Oxygen Forensic® Detective To Hunt Contestants Hunted and Celebrity Hunted is a reality TV show where 14 individuals attempt to evade capture by a

How To Use The Validation Tool In Amped FIVE

27th April 2023

In this how-to guide, we will cover validation and accreditation, the process of generating a dataset, and how to use the new Validation Tool incorporated into Amped FIVE. Validation of forensic processes has always been an imperative task for Forensic

Hunted, UK Reality TV Show, Uses Oxygen Forensic® Detective To Hunt Contestants

26th April 2023

Hunted and Celebrity Hunted is a reality TV show where 14 individuals attempt to evade capture by a team of expert “Hunters” made from various investigative professionals: police officers, military personnel, and digital forensic experts. The investigators are provided with

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Unique Exploits And Solutions In XRY & XRY Pro

26th April 2023

REGISTER NOW HERE Successful investigations rely on fast and precise data recovery – there’s no two ways about it. And with most reported crimes nowadays having a digital footprint, it’s more important than ever to have the right tools and skills

ADF Solutions To Showcase Digital Forensic Tools At National Cyber Crime Conference

26th April 2023

ADF Solutions will be showcasing its innovative products at the upcoming National Cyber Crime Conference in Norwood, MA. The conference, which brings together law enforcement and prosecutors to discuss the latest trends and solutions in the fight against cybercrime, will

Tackling Time In Digital Investigations – Succeeding When Seconds Matter

9th May 202325th April 2023

by Chris Atha, High-Tech Crime Specialist at the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) I imagine, if you are like me, you can remember learning how to tell the time – and suddenly understanding a clock, a calendar, and their

Cracking The Code Of iOS Messages: A Guide To Storage And Analysis Techniques For Forensic Examiners

24th April 2023

Chris Vance: [Welcome to this] episode of Mobile Unpacked with me, Chris Vance. This time we are covering the meaning of messages. This is a joint Mobile Unpacked and Magnet Virtual Summit presentation. So if you’re just joining us from

GMDSOFT Q1 MD-Series Release Note Highlights

21st April 2023

In the first quarter of this year, we are proud to introduce our new and improved features that will enhance your experience with our product ‘MD-Series’. MD-NEXT v1.92.1 ~ v1.92.5 Increased support for 40 different phone manufacturers and 646 models,

Digital Forensics Round-Up, April 20 2023

20th April 2023

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: March 2023 broke ransomware attack records with 459 incidents March 2023 was the most prolific month recorded by cybersecurity analysts in recent years, measuring 459 attacks, an increase of 91%

Event Recap: 18th International Conference On Cyber Warfare And Security (ICCWS)

19th April 2023

by Alex Desmond, co-host of the Forensic Focus podcast Background This year was the 18th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS). The word ‘international’ doesn’t necessarily mean it is definitively all nations, as there is a sister conference called

UPCOMING WEBINAR – Streamline Investigations With Remote Collection Of Androids And Workplace Apps

25th April 202319th April 2023

REGISTER NOW HERE Secure remote collection and analysis of endpoint data is critical in today’s hybrid working environment. With employees generating more data than ever before, stored in more places than ever before, every second of collection efficiency counts. Organizations of

Winning New Contracts With Unmatched Speed: How Detego Transformed A Consultancy’s Capabilities

18th April 2023

The Challenge A prominent consultancy* with operations throughout Asia and Europe recently faced a significant challenge in managing the rapid increase in corporate devices sent in for investigation. The company attributed this surge to the growing popularity of remote working

Digital Image Authenticity And Integrity With Amped Authenticate

18th April 2023

Si: So, friends and enemies, welcome to the Forensic Focus Podcast. Today we are honored to have Marco from Amped Software. We’ve talked to him before, and we … there’s several reviews on Forensic Focus, but they specialize in image

Endpoint Inspector From Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions

18th April 202317th April 2023

Si Biles, co-host of the Forensic Focus podcast, reviews Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions’ Endpoint Inspector. Device acquisition is an important topic, and as with cooking, results are only as good as the ingredients that you are using. Thus any tool that

Magnet Forensics Awards Global Scholarships To Help Advance Careers Of Digital Investigators

13th April 2023

Magnet Forensics, a developer of digital investigation software used by more than 4,000 enterprises and public safety organizations in over 100 countries, today announced it is awarding scholarships to investigators in Canada, the U.S., Australia, Nigeria and Brazil to help