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Alex Beddard, Investigator, Chainalysis

22nd April 202418th April 2024

FF: Could you start by telling us a bit about your background in law enforcement and how you ended up as an Investigator at Chainalysis. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t want to join the police! I was

Crimes Against Children Conference 2019 Recap Part II: Digital Evidence On Multidisciplinary Teams

19th May 202025th October 2019

By Christa Miller, Forensic Focus Our first article in this two-part series focused on the technology associated with crimes against children: mobile peer-to-peer software; cryptocurrency used to buy and sell child sexual abuse material (CSAM); the virtual worlds where abuse

Changes To Forensic Laboratory Accreditation Requirements – ISO/IEC 17025

22nd February 202320th April 2018

by Tim Alcock ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the principal international standard for the accreditation of laboratories performing testing (including sampling) and/or calibration. Originating from ISO/IEC Guide 25, the standard has

Law Enforcement Professionals Need to Evaluate Digital Forensics Practices Amid Looming Constitutional Showdown Regarding Digital Searches

22nd February 202316th March 2018

by L.E. “Ted” Wilson There is a fascinating constitutional showdown brewing in the U.S. that will have significant implications for how our law enforcement agencies are able to conduct digital investigations. The fundamental question at issue is whether the Fifth

How Do Criminals Communicate Online?

12th May 20208th May 2017

Flashpoint, a business intelligence agency specialising in the deep and dark web, recently published a report on the economy of criminal networks online. The report looks not only at where criminals go to communicate on the internet, but also how

InSig2 LawTech 2016 – Brussels 7th – 8th November

19th May 202026th September 2016

From the 7th – 8th of November 2016, Forensic Focus will be attending InSig2’s Law Tech Europe conference in Brussels, Belgium. If there are any topics you’d particularly like us to cover, or any speakers you think we should interview,

10 DFIR Blogs You Don’t Want to Miss

12th May 202020th September 2016

by Christa M. Miller Digital forensics is a tough job. Forensicators must evolve as rapidly as the technology does, which means being in a constant state of learning. Formal education is costly and can’t keep up. The next best alternative:

Beyond Keywords: Is Keyword Search Becoming Obsolete In The New Age Of Forensic Digital Investigation?

12th May 202011th March 2016

by James Billingsley Keyword searching is the primary tool investigators use to identify relevant evidence in a data set. However, poorly chosen keywords can miss important items or return too many irrelevant results. As data volumes grow, investigators must find

SC Congress London – Recap

19th May 202016th February 2016

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the SC Congress, held in London on the 10th of February 2016. Conference Highlights The day began with a panel discussion of EU data protection legislation, and what