Let’s start with a little bit about you. What first brought you to digital forensics?
While a student at the University of New Haven (UNH), majoring in Forensic Science, I enrolled in courses related to computer forensic investigation and information … Read more
Harold Burt-Gerrans talks about how to deal with structured data in ediscovery cases.
I’m baaaaa–ack! And you thought I was done with my earlier six-part series, but I have a new topic to
add to my rants and raves. For … Read more
by Harold Burt-Gerrans
Welcome to Part 6, the last in this series. In case you’re joining late, the previous parts are available as follows:
by Harold Burt-Gerrans
I’m approaching this multi-part article from a software development point of view, as I believe many of the following issues have been brought about by the evolution of eDiscovery software following the procedures used by handling boxes … Read more
From the 11th to the 13th of March 2019, Forensic Focus will be attending the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference in San Diego, CA, USA. If there are any topics you’d particularly like us to cover, or any speakers … Read more
This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the ICDF2C conference 2018, which took place in New Orleans, LA, USA from the 10th-12th September.
The program began on Monday 10th September with the usual welcome registration. … Read more
by Rich2005
Standardisation is currently the subject of animated discussion among digital forensic examiners worldwide. In this opinion piece, Rich2005 looks at the challenges of the ISO17025 standard for digital forensics and why it might not be the best choice … Read more
by Arman Gungor
Microsoft Word forensic analysis is something digital forensic investigators do quite often for document authentication. Because of the great popularity of Microsoft Office, many important business documents such as contracts and memoranda are created using Word. When … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
by ElcomSoft
In recent versions of iOS, successful acquisition of a locked device is no longer a given. Multiple protection layers and Apple’s new policy on handling government requests make forensic experts look elsewhere when investigating Apple smartphones.
In this … Read more
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, … Read more
