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Digital Evidence Admissibility – Exploring Best Practice And Compliance Frameworks

12th June 2023

Si: Away we go. So, friends and enemies, welcome to the Forensic Focus Podcast. We are here today with Ryan and Robert, and we are going to be talking, I believe, about standards and standards in forensics … So, guys,

Preparing for Court Testimony: What Happens When You Press That Button?

9th September 2022

Heather Mahalik: Hello, everyone. Welcome to Preparing for Court Testimony. This is a product that we worked on at Cellebrite; and Paul, Ian, and myself are here to share some hints and tips and best practices with you on what

Researcher Nina Sunde on Reducing Bias in Digital Forensic Analysis

18th April 2022

Christa: No professional in any discipline is free from bias, but how it affects decision making, especially decisions around a criminal suspect’s liberty is the topic of several years worth of research by Nina Sunde. Nina is a PhD fellow

Community In Collaboration: The Scientific Working Group On Digital Evidence

9th December 20209th December 2020

In September, Forensic Focus was invited to sit in on a meeting of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE). The third and final meeting of 2020 was held virtually — just as the previous meeting, in June, had

Employee Turnover And Computer Forensic Analysis Best Practices

12th May 202025th July 2019

by Larry Lieb Organizations historically have struggled with addressing terminated employees’ important evidence sources such as company-issued laptops, oftentimes materially affecting the organization’s ability to deal effectively with disputes that arise after an employee leaves the company. This article will

New Federal Rule of Evidence to Directly Impact Computer Forensics and eDiscovery Preservation Best Practices

22nd February 202319th December 2016

by John Patzakis, X1 A key amendment to US Federal Rule of Evidence 902, in the form of new subsection (14), will go into effect on December 1, 2017. This amendment will significantly impact eDiscovery and computer forensics software and

Key Twitter and Facebook Metadata Fields Forensic Investigators Need to be Aware of

12th May 202025th April 2012

Authentication of social media evidence can present significant challenges when you collect by screen shots, printouts or raw html feeds from an archive tool. This is just one reason why social media data must be properly collected, preserved, searched and