Author Archives: Forensic Focus

It has been more than a year since we announced the Firmware Database, useful online library of firmware files meant for solving data recovery and computer forensics cases.

This Database, as well as PC3K Monitor, is part of our effort to increase the success rate of data recovery process worldwide.

We offer download (free of charge) of 12.800 files, organized in 6 folders (groups) named by HDDs brands – Hitachi, Maxtor, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital to the users who pass the Sign up verification form. Continue reading Firmware Database For Data Recovery And Computer Forensics Experts→

MediaClone, Inc. is proud to announce the release of SuperCopier NVMe Desktop unit – a Powerful multi-channel NVMe SSD copier unit that can be used in Forensic and IT Labs, to capture data from multiple NVMe SSDs in parallel, simultaneous operations.

The unit has eight built-in NVMe ports, and is supplied with eight PCIe U.2 cables, plus eight NVMe to M.2 adapters with locking brackets.

The external PCIe U.2 cables provide a flexible solution to cover both NVMe M.2 and 2.5” U.2 SSD form factors. Continue reading New Release: SuperCopier NVMe Desktop Unit With 8 NVMe Ports→

MD-NEXT is the forensic software for the data extraction of mobile devices. It supports physical and logical extraction methods for Android, iOS, Windows OS, Tizen OS and other smartphone OS. Bootloader, Custom image, ADB Pro, Chip-off flash memory wi… Continue reading MD-NEXT, Mobile Forensic Software For Data Extraction→

Angus Marshall at the University of York, UK has recently put together a survey for digital forensics tool developers and is looking for respondents. You can find the survey here.

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The general problem of digital forensics tool verific… Continue reading Digital Forensics Tool Development Survey→

This year at DFRWS EU, Felix Freiling discussed whether digital forensic investigators need to also be programmers.

Take a look at the video and read the full transcript here. Continue reading Video: Do Digital Investigators Have To Program?→

AD Lab 6.3 and FTK 6.3 feature parsing of new file types, innovative job management tools and more flexible processing options.

AccessData Group today announced the release of new versions of its suite of digital forensics software tools, with innovat… Continue reading AccessData Releases Powerful New Versions Of AD Lab And FTK Forensics Tools→

A recording of the webinar “Connecting the Dots Between Artifacts and User Activity” is now online and available to view here.

Join the forum discussion here.
View the webinar on YouTube here.
Read a full transcript of the webinar here. Continue reading Webinar: Connecting the Dots Between Artifacts and User Activity→

Breaking the Boundaries of Training

Paraben has been training individuals on mobile forensics since 2001, and with the global expansion of the mobile forensic profession, Paraben along with Avairy Solutions, has put together the new Paraben Training A… Continue reading Paraben Training Academy Launches With DSMO Certification→

Magnet Forensics is officially welcoming simple, powerful case and lab management to the Magnet Forensics product suite: Magnet ATLAS.

Cobbled together Excel spreadsheets, Word docs, do*****ent and data management software not meant for investigations, and even Post-it notes, just aren’t cutting it anymore as a case management process and solution.

Magnet ATLAS provides case and lab management for customers who want to bring together digital evidence management, chain of custody, financials and budget management, asset management, resource management, and more. Continue reading Magnet ATLAS Brings Case Management To Magnet Forensics Product Suite→

AccessData Group today announced that its AD Lab centralized investigations platform is now the first product in its category to be available to users in a cloud-based environment. Continue reading AccessData’s AD Lab Becomes First Forensics Platform Available On AWS And Azure→