Reviews

Digital Evidence Investigator PRO (DEI PRO) From ADF Solutions

Si Biles, co-host of the Forensic Focus podcast, reviews DEI PRO, ADF Solution’s automated digital forensic tool to collect files and artifacts and present the evidence in a timeline view. As part of reviewing Digital Evidence Investigator PRO (DEI PRO),… Read more

Endpoint Inspector From Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions

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… Read more

File Analysis And DVR Conversion Training From Amped Software

Si Biles, co-host of the Forensic Focus podcast, reviews Amped Software’s “File Analysis and DVR Conversion” training module, an advanced course for users of Amped FIVE. One thing which is quite telling about the nature of digital video is that… Read more

Magnet AXIOM Cyber From Magnet Forensics

by Feby Thealma, CEH, CHFI Digital forensic practitioners run the professional gamut of roles. Once an industry almost solely confined to government and law enforcement, the need for digital forensic incident response, analysis and expertise has expanded from its initial… Read more

XAMN Report Builder From MSAB

by Feby Thealma, CEH, CHFI Reporting is one of the most important steps in digital forensic analysis. Reporting sums up every single step performed during the investigation and allows investigators to communicate with the intended audience regarding the output they… Read more

FTK Imager 100 One-Day Course From Exterro

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On the 28th of June 2021, Forensic Focus attended Exterro’s one-day training course for FTK Imager. The aim of the course is to give investigators an overview of FTK Imager and help them to understand what is going on under… Read more

Book Review: Forensic Data Collections 2.0

As digital forensic practitioners, the proper collection of digital evidence in a forensic manner is second nature. In many cases, each of us has collected hundreds or even thousands of pieces of media and managed to keep intact the integrity… Read more

Oxygen Forensic Detective From Oxygen Forensics

I have been using Oxygen Forensic Detective for almost two years now.  During my time using the software, I have had the occasion to provide inculpatory evidence on numerous cases, some of which rely solely on the digital evidence obtained… Read more

AIR From Binalyze

Modern forensic data acquisition in enterprise environments requires constant evaluation of approach, methods, tools and tactics. Multiple different ways of acquiring both logical and physical images from remote sources in corporate environments have been developed throughout the years, from deployment… Read more

XRY 9.4.3 From MSAB

Hold the phone… and the drone, and the GPS device, and the disk! Upon receiving MSAB’s software product XRY v9.4.3 and its compatible viewer, XAMN v6.1, we had full intentions of pulling out and dusting off a few of our… Read more

AD Enterprise 7.4.2 From AccessData

AD Enterprise allows investigators to collect, preserve and analyse data from various sources remotely from Windows and Mac computers, as well as to parse and review mobile data. As a holistic tool which encompasses many features, Enterprise at its core… Read more

Amped FIVE Training From Amped Software

May 10th through the 14th of 2021, Amped Software offered a live online training course for their Amped FIVE Forensic Image and Video Enhancement product. This five-day beginner to intermediate level course was designed for investigators and forensic analysts looking… Read more