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Read the latest DFIR news: Essential digital forensics certifications, Refuge’s Tech Safety Summit, UN’s cybercrime convention, iOS 18’s privacy evolution, and more.

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Digital Detectives vs. Android 14: overcoming new forensic challenges The release of Android 14 requires digital forensics analysts to update their extraction and analysis methods. Analysts must develop new techniques

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: iOS 17- The “Forever” Setting That Isn’t… Or Is It? Digital forensics expert Heather Barnhart reveals a significant change in iOS 17’s message retention tracking mechanism. The update shifts from

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Sleepless in Cupertino: A Forensic Dive into Apple Watch Sleep Tracking Digital forensic experts have unveiled the potential of Apple Watch’s Sleep app as a crucial tool in criminal investigations.

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: UK-based digital forensic investigators and the impact of exposure to traumatic material A new study reveals that nearly 30% of UK digital forensic investigators report high to severe levels of

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A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Cellebrite got into Trump shooter’s Samsung device in just 40 minutes The FBI successfully accessed the locked Samsung smartphone of the deceased Trump shooter using updated digital forensics tools from

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Exploring Host-Based Digital Forensics with Memory Analysis Forensic experts are turning to memory analysis as a critical tool in uncovering sophisticated cyber attacks. By examining running processes, network connections, and

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Testing a hybrid risk assessment model: Predicting CSAM offender risk from digital forensic artifacts Researchers conducted a feasibility study for a hybrid risk assessment model that combines traditional tools with

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: UK and US cops band together to tackle Qilin’s ransomware shakedowns In a coordinated response to recent cyberattacks on healthcare systems, UK and US law enforcement agencies have joined forces

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Western Law Enforcement Agencies are Going on the Cyber Offensive Western law enforcement agencies are increasingly adopting offensive cyber strategies to combat cybercrime, with varying degrees of legal support. The

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Navigating the complex world of cell phone forensics: How multiple SIMs and eSIMs impact investigations There are various challenges that multiple SIM cards and eSIMs in smartphones pose for digital