Forensic Focus

27th August 2026

Walk A Mile In Their Shoes: The Hidden World Of The Digital Forensic Investigator

What happens when disturbing material in a CSAM investigation has to be read, not viewed? Paul Gullon-Scott examines the psychological impact of messages, descriptions and AI prompts on digital forensic investigators....

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How Semantics 21 Are Using Global Intelligence To Pre-Categorise Up To 70% Of Investigations

26th August 2026

No case should remain an island. S21 VisionX connects investigators to more than 3.7 billion contributed records, helping surface cross-case intelligence, reduce repeat review and bring critical connections forward faster....read more

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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

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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

The Latest Guide to Discover Meaningful Data from Samsung Secure Folder

11th February 2022

Data Extraction and Analysis of Samsung Secure Folder Secure Folder is a separate storage space within the device, protected by ‘Knox’—a security technology of Samsung. By keeping sensitive data or personal contents and apps in Secure Folder, users can protect

Cellebrite Pioneers Industry-First Remote Mobile Device Data Collection Solution

11th February 202210th February 2022

Enterprise Endpoint Intelligence platform unifies remote mobile and computer data collection for the first time in one powerful solution that helps lower corporate risk by strengthening eDiscovery and Corporate Investigation capabilities (“Cellebrite”), a leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for

Discover How GrayKey Provides Critical Evidence in Sexual Assault and Robbery Case

9th February 2022

by Scott Hettinger Scott’s Journey to Digital Forensics From a very early age, I was always interested in the work of law enforcement officers. I often found myself watching shows or movies about police, and every time I saw a

Chip Chop: Smashing the Mobile Phone Security Chip for Fun and Digital Forensics

8th February 2022

a locked smartphone screen side by side with padlocks connected by chains

Hello, and welcome to Chip Chop: Smashing the Mobile Phone Security Chip for Fun and Digital Forensics. My name is Gunnar Alendal and I am a PhD candidate at NTNU in Norway, and I am going to talk about one

Exterro Law Enforcement Grant Program Announces 2021 Recipients

24th January 20258th February 2022

Five Law Enforcement Agencies to Receive Exterro FTK® Software Package and Training PORTLAND, Ore., February 1, 2022 — Exterro Inc., the preferred provider of Legal GRC software specifically designed for in-house legal, privacy, and IT teams at Global 2000 and AmLaw

Mason Toups and Emre Tinaztepe on Efficient Incident Response Through Collaboration

7th February 20227th February 2022

Christa: Efficient, effective digital forensics and incident response involves not just the right tools and processes, but also the ability to share insights and collaborate on work. Here with us on the Forensic Focus Podcast to talk about it this

JTAG-Based Memory Acquisition Framework

4th February 2022

Multicolored cables connect small electronic boxes

Hello everyone. My name is Muhammad Haris Rais. I am a PhD student at SAFE lab – Security And Forensics Engineering lab at Virginia Commonwealth University. The lab is led by Dr. Irfan Ahmed and is mostly focused around industrial

Passware Kit Forensic T2 Add-on: The First Password Recovery Tool for Macs With T2 Chips

4th February 2022

Passware continues to deliver cutting-edge decryption solutions for the forensic community. We are excited to announce the first forensic tool that recovers passwords for Macs with Apple T2 Security Chips! Passware Kit Forensic T2 Add-on runs on Windows or macOS

Behavioral-Based Forensics and Investigation Approach for Analyzing Attacks on Water Plants Using GANs

1st February 2022

Long tanks of treated clear water at a water plant at dusk

Hello. My name is Nataliia Neshenko. I am a PhD candidate in Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering & Computer Science working with Professor Fuhrt and in collaboration with Professor Bou-Harb from the University of Texas in San Antonio. Today,

Is More Efficient, Accessible Memory Forensics Possible?

31st January 2022

Christa: Memory forensics is a mainstay of incident response. Its relevance and necessity only growing with time, as encryption technology has become more integrated, especially in consumer devices. Yet memory forensics is neither intuitive nor simple. Looking to change that

Seance: Forensic Divination

28th January 2022

Hi everybody, my name is Ryan Maggio. I am a recent graduate from the Louisiana State University and today I’m going to be presenting a project called Seance that was worked on by myself, Andrew Case, Aisha Ali-Gombe and Golden

Detego Global’s Trevor Wooding on Investigative Challenges and How Detego’s Products Help Overcome Them

27th January 2022

Forensic Focus talks to Trevor Wooding, Detego’s Digital Forensics Consultant and Technical Director about his experience in lab-based investigations and training, the challenges faced by investigators, and how Detego keeps evolving their products to give customers an edge in the

What Do Incident Response Practitioners Need To Know? A Skillmap for the Years Ahead

26th January 2022

Okay, good afternoon. My name is Radek Hranincký. I’m currently finishing my PhD at Brno University of Technology in the Czech Republic. And together with my colleagues from different corners of Europe, we made this paper called “What do incident

Register For Webinar: Grayshift Insights

25th May 202225th January 2022

As some of you may know, Grayshift recently celebrated its five-year anniversary. Since our inception, we have seen incredible growth with Graykey, which is now in use by over 1,000 law enforcement agencies and continues to be adopted globally. We are

Lecturer Jade James on Her DFIR Career Transition From Lab to Academia

24th January 2022

Christa: Among the many decisions a digital forensics professional will make in their career, whether to pursue a graduate degree is among the biggest. Costs in time, and sometimes money, factor in, as well as how a degree could shape your future.

Year In Review: 2021 MD-Series Product Highlights

24th January 2022

Go check how MD-Series got new and improved features in 2021. If you want to read the full version of 2021 Release Note Highlights, visit our blog at the link below. MD-NEXT v1.89.13-v1.90.17 Supports 1,500 new models and updated 261 models. Supports 66 downgrade apps MD-RED