A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:

Cars have become computers on wheels — and police have easy access to their data

The crime was horrific: In 2019, an Ohio man was accused of shooting his wife,… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/digital-forensics-round-up-december-28-2023/

Dmitry, when you founded Atola 20 years ago, did you envision where the company would end up by 2023?

Back in 2003, Atola began with an ambition to create revolutionary technology rather than business. Having worked in the data recovery… Read more

The post Atola Technology – 20 Years Of Digital Forensics Hardware Expertise appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/interviews/atola-technology-20-years-of-digital-forensics-hardware-expertise/

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:

The mental health of officials who regularly examine child sexual abuse material: strategies for harm mitigation

The current study aims to better understand the mental health and subjective well-being of… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/digital-forensics-round-up-december-21-2023/

Following closely on the release of Apple’s annual major iOS update, Magnet Forensics is thrilled to announce that Magnet GRAYKEY and Magnet VERAKEY support consent-based, full-file system extractions iOS Devices running Apple iOS 17—including the latest: iPhone 15.
While iOS… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/ios-17-initial-access-support-for-magnet-graykey-and-magnet-verakey/

In this installment of our series exploring the transformative power of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) architecture in the legal landscape, we delve deep into the art of targeted collections. This crucial component of modern legal data management not only complements our previous… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/articles/targeted-collections-balancing-legal-precision-and-data-privacy/

by Christoffer Maliniemi, Security Researcher, MSAB

Finding that you have a MediaTek device which has its Boot ROM interface disabled land on your desk?

Access to MediaTek’s Boot ROM interface is the best way to extract the maximum amount of… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/articles/mediatek-device-extraction-with-boot-rom-interface-disabled/

by Si Biles, co-host of the Forensic Focus podcast

Venue

The venue was the Novotel Hotel and conference centre in Hammersmith, and for me at least, this was gratefully welcomed, with underground parking that was convenient to access and which you… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/event-info/event-recap-security-bsides-london-2023/

In the realm of mobile forensics, iTunes backups have long been a common method for extracting data from iOS devices. However, the increasing sophistication of mobile devices and the evolving landscape of digital evidence have exposed the limitations of iTunes… Read more

The post The Pitfalls Of Relying On iTunes Backups For Investigations appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/articles/the-pitfalls-of-relying-on-itunes-backups-for-investigations/

Employer

MSAB

Location

Reading

Job Description

Junior Sales Coordinator is a core business function to support the continued growth and on-going management & retention of customers across the United Kingdom & Ireland. The role has responsibilities across the following areas:… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/featured-job/featured-job-msab-junior-sales-coordinator-reading-uk/

Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions has launched a new SaaS product called Endpoint Mobile Now, which allows for remote targeted collection of mobile data. The SaaS solution eliminates the complexity of traditional enterprise-level mobile data collection by providing a simple and scalable… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/leveraging-saas-to-power-mobile-data-collections/

Employer

MSAB

Location

Hybrid

Job Description

As an Account Executive, you play a crucial role in driving MSAB’s growth in the UK & Ireland, where you will be focusing on increasing sales revenue and expanding the customer base. The position… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/featured-job/featured-job-msab-account-executive-uk/

by Adam Firman, MSAB Tech Evangelist

Oh No, the Device Is in BFU:

This is the common reaction; a device needs extracting, and you find it in a BFU state. According to other vendors, your options are now limited. Even… Read more

The post BFU Extraction Support From MSAB – Seeing Is Believing  appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/articles/bfu-seeing-is-believing/

Efficiently distributing password recovery tasks across high-performance hardware clusters stands out as a crucial feature that helps computer forensics decrypt electronic evidence in the shortest possible time. In its latest release of the year, Passware prioritizes the enhancement of this… Read more

The post Passware Kit 2024v1: Redesigned Distributed Password Recovery appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/passware-kit-2024v1-redesigned-distributed-password-recovery/

Investigative teams face a growing challenge in today’s fast-paced, data-driven world: how to keep up with the ever-increasing volume and complexity of digital evidence. The sheer volume of data stored on mobile devices, coupled with the sophistication of encryption and… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/supercharge-your-investigations-with-mobile-ultra/

Cellebrite has recently launched several new products, including Endpoint Mobile Now, a SaaS solution for the patent pending remote collection of targeted data on iOS and Android devices. Another new product is Mobile Ultra, a mobile forensics solution that provides… Read more

The post Acquisition And Extraction With Cellebrite’s New Endpoint Mobile Now And Mobile Ultra appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/podcast/acquisition-and-extraction-with-cellebrites-new-endpoint-mobile-now-and-mobile-ultra/

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:

Meta Plans to Add Encryption to Messenger, Stoking a Privacy Debate

The move is part of an effort to make the app more like WhatsApp and iMessage. Law enforcement authorities… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/digital-forensics-round-up-december-14-2023/

Si and Desi interview Rich Frawley from ADF Solutions. They discuss the importance of screenshots and screen recording for mobile devices in digital forensics investigations. Screenshots and screen recordings can be used to capture evidence that may not be available… Read more

The post Picture Perfect: Using Screenshots And Screen Recording In Mobile Device Investigations appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/podcast/picture-perfect-using-screenshots-and-screen-recording-in-mobile-device-investigations/

Monica Harris, Product Business Manager at Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions, discusses tips and tricks for collecting employee chat data. She highlights the increasing importance of collecting data from mobile devices, particularly chat data, which has surpassed email data collection.… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/tips-and-tricks-for-collecting-employee-chat-data/

Integrate Automated Evidence Analysis and Mapping to Your Investigations

Understanding an attacker’s behavior and their tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) is vitally important to any investigation – it provides critical context that allows for more efficient and effective investigations. This… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/focus-investigations-with-mitre-attck-insights/

An insightful webinar featuring industry experts, Adam Firman (Tech Evangelist, MSAB) and Simon Crawley (Senior Professional Services Consultant, MSAB). In the webinar, they provide a comprehensive overview of why you need a frontline environment for your mobile forensic solution and… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/msab-updates-from-the-frontline/