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ICDF2C 2018 – New Orleans September 10-12

19th May 202027th August 2018

From the 10th to the 12th of September 2018, Forensic Focus will be attending ICDF2C in New Orleans.Below is an overview of the subjects and speakers that will be featured at the conference. If there are any topics you’d particularly

Drone Forensics Gets A Boost With New Data On NIST Website

12th May 202013th August 2018

by Richard Press, NIST Aerial drones might someday deliver online purchases to your home. But in some prisons, drone delivery is already a thing. Drones have been spotted flying drugs, cell phones and other contraband over prison walls, and in

Have Your Say In The House Of Lords’ Select Committee On Science And Technology

22nd February 202310th August 2018

Controversy has been raging around ISO 17025 ever since the standard was adopted for digital forensics back in October 2017. Although many people who work in the industry agree that standardisation is advisable and probably necessary if we are to

Reducing The Mental Stress Of Investigators

5th August 20246th August 2018

by Eric Oldenburg, Griffeye We recently met up with Eric Oldenburg, Griffeye’s new Law Enforcement Liasion in North America, and heard about his new role. Here, he explains how reducing mental stress for investigators is a driving force for him,

Giving Back In DFIR

22nd February 202320th July 2018

by Jessica Hyde, Magnet Forensics A few months back I was on my way to BSides NoVa, having a conversation with someone competing in the CTF about where his team would donate the prize money to if they won. I

Techno Security & Digital Forensics 2018 – San Antonio September 17-19

19th May 20205th July 2018

From the 17th to the 19th of September 2018, Forensic Focus will be attending the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference in San Antonio, Texas, USA. If there are any topics you’d particularly like us to cover, or any speakers

Using IMAP Internal Date for Forensic Email Authentication

12th May 202029th June 2018

by Arman Gungor Internal Date is an IMAP Message Attribute that indicates the internal date and time of a message on an IMAP server. This is a different timestamp than the Origination Date field found in the message header and

Electromagnetic Side-Channel Attacks: Potential For Progressing Hindered Digital Forensic Analysis

12th May 202021st June 2018

by Asanka Sayakkara, Nhien-An Le-Khac & Mark Scanlon Abstract Digital forensics is a fast-growing field involving the discovery and analysis of digital evidence acquired from electronic devices to assist investigations for law enforcement. Traditional digital forensic investigative approaches are often

Deep Learning At The Shallow End: Malware Classification For Non-Domain Experts

12th May 202020th June 2018

by Quan Le, Oisín Boydell, Brian Mac Namee & Mark Scanlon Abstract Current malware detection and classification approaches generally rely on time consuming and knowledge intensive processes to extract patterns (signatures) and behaviors from malware, which are then used for

Techno Security Myrtle Beach 2018 – Recap

19th May 202017th June 2018

by Scar de Courcier This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the Techno Security & Forensic Investigation Conference 2018, which took place in Myrtle Beach, SC from the 3rd-6th June 2018. Under the sunny skies

Apple iPhone Forensics: Significant Locations

12th May 202028th May 2018

by Patrick Siewert, Principal Consultant, Pro Digital Forensic Consulting I recently attended a conference of civil litigators in Virginia. During the cocktail hour and after a very interactive CLE presentation on “Leveraging Data in Insurance Fraud Investigations”, I was talking

Digital Forensics Resources

12th May 202025th May 2018

by Scar de Courcier One of the most frequent questions I’m asked by digital forensics students is about resources: where can they go to continue learning, where can they find out more about the industry, what are the best blogs

ADR512 Testing

12th May 202017th May 2018

by Andrey Fedorov The purpose of this article is to find additional information about the capabilities, specifics, and USPs of the ADR512 Android Data Recovery program. A full description of this software can be found here. Developers from 512 BYTE,

Searching And Filtering Emails When Forensically Collecting Mailboxes

12th May 202011th May 2018

Hand-drawn contacts and emails sketch with depth of field focus

by Arman Gungor When mailboxes are forensically preserved for eDiscovery or digital forensic investigations, their contents are almost always searched and filtered. Filtering emails helps overcome time, scope and cost constraints and alleviates privacy concerns. There are two main ways

Using Technology To Get Results: Think Outside The Silo

12th May 20207th May 2018

by Johann Hofmann, Griffeye In an article series of three, published in the Interpol Newsletter, Griffeye explores the possibilities of technology in digital media investigations. In this second article, Johann Hofmann, Director & Head of Griffeye, talks about the limitations

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