In the pantheon of computer forensic analysis, practitioners are often faced with many problems that require innovative solutions. Every case or incident presents us with new challenges, new approaches, new work-arounds and new exploits. For many years, the practice of … Read more
Reviews
Oxygen Forensic Detective From Oxygen Forensics
I have been using Oxygen Forensic Detective for academic and professional investigations since 2016, when the last available version was 8.4. Mobile forensics procedures have evolved a lot. Mobile software and hardware, applications and the information stored in smart devices … Read more
XRY V9.3 From MSAB
Digital forensic practitioners have been largely focused on mobile devices since the advent of the smart phone. Through the virtually countless generations of Apple, Android, Blackberry, Windows and legacy phones, the forensic analysis community has learned that the data contained … Read more
Passware Kit Forensic 2020 From Passware
Encryption, passwords, pass codes and other security measures are seemingly the ever-moving target in digital forensics. Whether your investigative focus is mobile devices and trying to bypass or obtain the pass code to collect valuable phone/tablet data; computer systems involved … Read more
Amped Authenticate From Amped Software
by Jade James
Digital image forensics is a niche branch of digital investigations, and the tools used are aimed to support ‘blind’ investigations. Amped Authenticate is a software package designed for forensic authentication and tamper detection on digital photos. Authenticate … Read more
BlackLight R3 From BlackBag
by Jade James
BlackLight is a simple but smart investigation tool which allows examiners to quickly analyse computer systems and mobile devices. Searching is made easy with advanced filtering to sift through large data sets. The tool is aimed at … Read more
AccessData Enterprise From AccessData
by Jade James
AccessData Enterprise enables investigators to forensically image and analyse devices. It also provides a means of workflow analysis and documentation, as well as a level of staff management. The inclusion of FTK means that examiners can conduct … Read more
XAMN From MSAB
by Jade James
MSAB specialise in providing products and services solely for mobile device forensics. The flagship product, XRY, has been used for decades by forensic examiners and investigators to extract data quickly and efficiently, and now XAMN can be … Read more
Digital Evidence Investigator PRO From ADF
by Jade James
ADF Digital Evidence Investigator PRO (DEI PRO) is a multi-purpose tool which can be used to collect files and artifacts on a multitude of digital devices, including computers, laptops, mobile devices and removable media. It includes all … Read more
MacQuisition From BlackBag
by Jade James
MacQuisition is an effective 3-in-1 tool which provides the facility to acquire data live from a running system, as well as offering targeted data collection and forensic imaging. MacQuisition runs on Mac OS X and safely boots … Read more