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

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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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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

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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

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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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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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Amped Software is pleased to announce a significant addition to their software for photo analysis and tampering detection, Amped Authenticate. With the latest update, they released the new Authenticate Video Mode. This feature marks an important expansion of their software’s… Read more

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Si Biles interviews Sophie Powell, Professor Sarah Morris, and Rob Black about the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. The challenge is an opportunity for students to experience a simulated cyber crisis and provide advice to senior government decision-makers.… Read more

The post UK Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge And CyberWomen Groups C.I.C. appeared first on Forensic Focus.

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

Dots do matter: Why dots in Gmail addresses impact Google Workspace investigations

Dots don’t matter in Gmail addresses… if you’re sending or receiving emails to a Gmail address with a… Read more

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https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/digital-forensics-round-up-december-07-2023/

Navigating through a common incident use case.

From the shadowed corners of cyberspace, a seemingly innocuous act such as the downloading of a zip file can set the stage for a personal or corporate cybersecurity catastrophe.

The Background

This use… Read more

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For years, Oxygen Forensics has been a trusted provider of passcode brute force solutions for mobile devices, allowing investigators to decrypt data from a variety of mobile devices and device backups. Today we released the latest version of our all-in-one… Read more

The post Introducing Oxygen Forensic® KeyDiver – A Decryption Tool For Enhanced Digital Investigations appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/introducing-oxygen-forensic-keydiver-a-decryption-tool-for-enhanced-digital-investigations/

Samsung is a popular vendor in forensic investigations, second only to Apple.
Passware Kit Mobile 2024 v1 has expanded its capabilities by introducing password recovery and data extraction for Samsung MediaTek-based devices, in addition to the Exynos and Qualcomm-based devices… Read more

The post 📲 Passware Kit Mobile 2024 v1: Decryption Of Samsung MediaTek-Based Devices appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/📲-passware-kit-mobile-2024-v1-decryption-of-samsung-mediatek-based-devices/

Detego Global, a developer of acclaimed digital forensics, endpoint monitoring, and case management solutions, proudly announces that its Detego Ultimate training programme has received the prestigious City & Guilds Assured certification.
This certification highlights Detego Global’s commitment to delivering high-quality… Read more

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By Rachael Easter

It’s almost time for Black Hat Europe in London. For me and my colleagues at Binalyze, this isn’t just any other event. We’ve been working together for months to unveil Binalyze AIR 4.0 in person – the… Read more

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Si and Desi are joined by Brittany and Ailsa from digital forensics software company ADF Solutions. They discuss how ADF is addressing key challenges for digital forensics practitioners, including handling the massive volumes of data from mobile devices and the… Read more

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

File Timestamps for NTFS on macOS using Mountly

This blog post will examine the NTFS file system being used on macOS with the Mounty driver, and the conditions that cause… Read more

The post Digital Forensics Round-Up, November 30 2023 appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/digital-forensics-round-up-november-30-2023/

It’s no secret that criminals engaging in wildlife poaching or trafficking hide behind a digital shadow. They often rely on digital devices like drones, mobile phones, loose media and laptops to record and store information and count on numerous apps… Read more

The post Turning The Tide Against Wildlife Crime With Detego Global’s Cutting-Edge Digital Forensics Tools appeared first on Forensic Focus.

https://www.forensicfocus.com/news/turning-the-tide-against-wildlife-crime-with-detego-globals-cutting-edge-digital-forensics-tools/