Reviews

Virtual Forensic Computing (VFC) From MD5

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

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

Griffeye Brain In Analyze DI Pro

by Jade James Griffeye are currently offering a free 90-day trial of their flagship product, Analyze DI Pro, which includes access to the user portal and all the resources within it. Analyze DI Pro comes with many benefits. You can… Read more

Oxygen Forensic Detective From Oxygen Forensics

by Jade James Oxygen Forensics specialise in mobile device, cloud, drone and IoT data extraction. Oxygen pride themselves in giving law enforcement, federal agencies and enterprises access to data at top speeds, providing advanced digital forensic data extraction and analytical… Read more

Mobile Device Investigator From ADF

Reviewed by Jade James ADF Solutions is a leading provider of intelligent digital forensic and media exploitation software. ADF’s tools are used for the processing and analysis of computers, external drives, mobile devices and other media storage such as USBs… Read more

Belkasoft Evidence Center From Belkasoft

Reviewed by Jade James Belkasoft is a global leader in digital forensics technology, founded in 2002. The team comprises of people from different backgrounds such as digital forensics, data recovery and reverse engineering. One of the main purposes of Belkasoft… Read more

Griffeye Analyze DI Pro

Reviewed by Jade James Griffeye Analyze DI Pro is used by law enforcement agencies and other national security and defence organisations for all sorts of investigations involving large volumes of media files. Although it is perhaps most well known for… Read more

Amped Replay From Amped Software

Reviewed by Jade James Amped Software is used by law enforcement, military, and government agencies worldwide. Founded in Italy, the company are committed to setting the standard for image and video forensics and helping to fight crime to keep communities… Read more