Andrew Carr, MS, GCIH, CTCE is the Director of Cybersecurity Graduate programs and Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at Utica University.

FF: Please tell us a bit about your background in computer forensics and how you ended up as Director of… Read more

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Read our digest of the latest content on the Forensic Focus website, including news, podcasts, articles, how-to videos and more.… Read more

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Detego Global, the company behind the award-winning Unified Digital Forensics Platform, is honored to announce the recipients of its inaugural Justice Accelerator Grant. This new grant provides criminal justice agencies access to the company’s cutting-edge digital forensics solutions to help… Read more

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

Paedophiles using open source AI to create child sexual abuse content, says watchdog

Freely available artificial intelligence software is being used by paedophiles to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM),… Read more

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by Chris Atha, High-Tech Crime Specialist at the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

In an earlier article, the concept of relative time as it relates to computing devices and the memorialization of time was discussed, as was how to recognize… Read more

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Key features include:

APK Downgrade support for Android OS 12 – 13

Decryption and extraction of VeraCrypt containers

Passcode brute force for Apple Notes and Briar app

Cloud extraction of Clubhouse, Bumble, and Google Messages

New categories in the Image… Read more

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Ben Findlay BSc (Hons) MSc PgCLTHE FHEA MBCS MCSFS MIScT MCIIS is Senior Lecturer in BSc (Hons) Computer and Digital Forensics and MSc Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation at Teesside University.

FF: Last time we spoke, you worked for the… Read more

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Cybersecurity firm will use the investment to accelerate the growth and development of its category-defining Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) platform.

Binalyze, a leading provider of cutting-edge Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) solutions, today announced it has raised… Read more

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Atola Technology introduces a fully revamped Disk editor module for convenient in-depth evidence analysis in a new software update for Atola Insight Forensic, a fast forensic imaging system with the capacity to run 3 simultaneous imaging sessions and work with… Read more

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As smartphones continue to play an ever-increasing role in our lives, law enforcement, and digital forensics professionals are faced with the challenge of efficiently extracting and processing information from these devices. This is where  Mobile Device Investigator (MDI)  comes into… Read more

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Magnet Forensics is proud to be continuing our commitment to help promising officers get an opportunity to enter the field of—or advance in—digital forensics through the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program.
Applications are now open for the 2023 awards and will… Read more

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

Linux Web Server Forensics: Dr. Ali Hadi’s Web Server Case

Most of the millions of web servers that make up the Internet run Linux as their operating system. This means… Read more

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In the latest updates, we are thrilled to introduce several new features and enhancements across our MD-RED, MD-LIVE, MD-VIDEO AI, and MD-DRONE products. These updates bring advanced capabilities to streamline your operations, and empower your investigation.

MD-RED v3.10.23
iLBC (Internet… Read more

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Cellebrite DI Ltd. (Nasdaq: CLBT) today announced at ILTACON 2023 a new SaaS offering for corporate investigations and eDiscovery —Endpoint Mobile Now.

This new offering will be the first Cellebrite SaaS solution for private sector customers, with Endpoint Inspector expected… Read more

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Si: Welcome friends and enemies to the Forensic Focus Podcast. Today with us, we have a genuine rockstar of the digital forensics scene in the UK. I would say, star of stage and screen. I think stage is upcoming. When… Read more

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Jordan Portfleet: Hello, everyone. Jordan Portfleet here with the Oxygen Forensic training team. Thank you for joining us for another episode of Forensic Focus. Today I’m going to be showing you how to run a facial search, how to identify… Read more

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Marco Fontani from Amped Software joined Si and Desi to talk about digital image authenticity and integrity. Together they delved into the world of digital image forensics and discussed Amped Authenticate.

Click here to watch the full episode.

Key Points:… Read more

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Timothy Wedge is Associate Professor of Cyber-forensics at Defiance College.

Please tell us a bit about your background and how you started teaching at Defiance College.After spending 22 years in the US Navy, I retired and started a new career… Read more

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Melissa Kimbrell is Trainer and Technical Support Specialist at Amped Software.

Before you joined Amped Software, you worked as a forensic scientist at the Texas Department of Public Safety. Can you tell us a bit about this role and how… Read more

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Chat Scanner is beneficial when messenger app extraction is tough and time-consuming, especially for searching for specific text in chats. It’s a feature to extract and analyze text from photos of chatroom conversations in messengers.
Furthermore, in instances where data… Read more

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