Author Archives: Forensic Focus

Wearable technology is revolutionizing the way people keep active, and if prosecutors in Connecticut have their way, it may help put a suspected murderer behind bars.

Officials say that the timeline given by Richard Dabate, accused of killing his wife in the couple’s Ellington, Connecticut, home in 2015, is at odds with data collected from her Fitbit, a wearable device that tracks physical activity.

“To say it is rare to use Fitbit records would be safe,” Lancaster, Pennsylvania, district attorney Craig Stedman told the Hartford Courant.

Dabate told police that a masked assailant came into the couple’s suburban home at around 9am on 23 December 2015 and subdued Dabate with “pressure points” before shooting his wife, Connie Dabate, with a gun that Richard Dabate owned.

Read More (Guardian) Continue reading FitBit Step Counting Data Used In Murder Investigation→

A key feature of XEC Director – Management Information Reports, facilitates the effective management of your digital forensic assets. Get a good indicator of the number of extractions per user and per system, failed vs successful extractions, and keep … Continue reading Micro Systemation Releases An Improved XEC Export & Director, And MSAB Kiosk v7.→

There are over 6.3 million apps available to the modern data smart device user between the major operating systems like iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. With only approximately 400 unique apps supported by mobile forensic tools there is a high probability that you, the expert, will run into an app that is not directly supported for decoding. What should be done? Notify the company producing the software—sure! What if you cannot wait for the app to be supported? Now there is a way to support these apps, and parse/decode the data all within the Oxygen Forensic tools!

Oxygen Forensics has released Oxygen Forensic Detective v. 9.3 which includes an updated version of the built-in SQLite Viewer. This updated version will now allow an expert to support an application SQLite database that is not yet supported, or that could be examined further. This easy to use newly released feature is called the Visual Query Builder. Continue reading The New Visual Query Builder In Oxygen Forensic Detective v.9.3→

AccessData and Belkasoft enter into a strategic alliance to extend capabilities of AccessData’s Solutions.

Belkasoft, a leading provider of digital forensic solutions, today announced a technology partnership to enable seamless integration of its Belkasoft Evidence Center software with AccessData’s AD Lab Web UI. Continue reading Belkasoft Announces Technology Partnership with AccessData→

BlackBag are continuing their Windows tutorials with the Windows Registry.

David Cowen demonstrates the built-in anti-forensics options in Windows 10.

Flashpoint have released a report on the cybercrime economy, with a particular focus on analysing … Continue reading Digital Forensics News April 2017→

AccessData Group, a leading provider of integrated digital forensics and e-discovery software, announces the appointment of two professionals to lead their customer experience teams for international markets. Continue reading AccessData Strengthens International Customer Experience Team→

Updates to the Magnet Forensics Training and Certification programs are here for examiners and investigators at all levels of competency in digital forensics – from experts who require professional accreditation, to people new to digital forensics who … Continue reading Magnet AXIOM MCFE Certification & New Forensic Fundamentals Course Launched→

by Patrick Siewert, Principal Consultant, Pro Digital Forensic Consulting

I just returned from a fantastic few days at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 2017 annual conference. I spent 3 days meeting with litigators from all over Virginia about the various ways data can help in their cases. Part of the nuance of operating a digital forensic consultancy is to actively listen and try to drill down exactly how digital forensics and related services can add value in different types of litigation. For example, there is data that is contained on many mobile devices that could serve to be the digital “smoking gun” with regard to distracted driving cases. However, the problem is that when litigation over distracted driving takes place, the data (and likely the device) are long gone because the justice system grinds slowly.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2017 at 9:00 AM PDT

Presenters: Bruce Hunter, Forensic Analyst and Instructor
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Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing crimes with cyber-attacks becoming more sophisti… Continue reading Webinar: Advanced Windows Artifacts Webinar by BlackBag Technologies→

AccessData also releases new version of digital forensics software product FTK, which boasts 22% increase in processing speed

AccessData Group, a leading provider of integrated digital forensics and e-discovery software, today announced the release of AD Lab 6.2, a new version of the company’s centralized investigations platform that features increased scalability and is able to process digital evidence four times faster than before.

AD Lab is a large-scale investigations and processing engine that enables computer forensics labs of all sizes to provide their teams with collaborative analysis, centralized case management and web-based review, thereby dramatically streamlining the investigative process. Continue reading New Release of AccessData’s AD Lab Processes Digital Evidence Four Times Faster→