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Two Global Industry Leaders Align to Offer Investigators Unparalleled Capabilities for Data Extraction

MSAB, a global leader in forensic technology for mobile device examination, and Berla, the global leader in automotive digital forensics and cyber security, today announced a strategic partnership that will afford users a game changing solution to access and analyze data from both vehicles systems and mobile devices.

The joint effort will support a combined offering of Berla’s vehicle forensics kit, iVe and MSAB’s XAMN analytical software that will enable investigators to discover the data left behind in vehicles and solve more crimes.

“As the Internet of Things and automotive technology continue to evolve rapidly it is essential that investigators have tools that can keep pace with the global marketplace while maintaining an edge in digital forensics,” said Joel Bollö, CEO of MSAB. Continue reading MSAB & BERLA Provide a Game-Changing Solution for Device and Vehicle Forensics→

Global technology company Nuix today named Paul Slater as its Global Head of Investigations. In his new role, Slater will work with key stakeholders across Nuix, customers and the broader marketplace to provide strategic direction to Nuix’s digital forensic investigation business line. Continue reading Nuix appoints Paul Slater as Global Head of Investigations→

ADF Solutions, a leading provider of digital forensic and media exploitation tools, has released Triage-Investigator®, the latest evolution of ADF’s award-winning digital forensic triage tool designed for field deployment. Triage-Investigator has a proven track record of providing investigators with easy, quick access to court-defendable evidence to process criminal cases. Continue reading New Release Available of Leading Forensic Triage Software: Triage-Investigator®→

Ezra, you’re CEO at MediaClone. Tell us a bit about your role – what does a typical day look like for you?

MediaClone is a small company where every employee wears many “hats,” works extremely efficiently, and performs different functions, in order for the company to provide the best products and services. I’m the chief operating officer, responsible for bringing all our ideas to life, by implementing methodologies and executing all tasks necessary for a 100% completion rate. I deal with every aspect of the business, from new product development, creation and execution of our business plans, business administration, development of alliances with our business partners, and expansion of business operations. On a daily basis, my first priority is to ensure that all our customers are satisfied with the solutions we provide – and I’m very proud to say that all of our customers, to date, have expressed complete satisfaction with our products and services.

Read More Continue reading Interview With Ezra Kohavi, CEO, MediaClone→

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. has published Mobile Forensics – Advanced Investigative Strategies by Oleg Afonin and Vladimir Katalov. The 7-1/2″ x 9-1/4″ paperback offers 380 pages of insight and knowledge accumulated by ElcomSoft researchers throughout the years. Amazon Kindle Edition as well as DRM-free PDF versions are available from Amazon and PACKT Publishing respectively. Continue reading Mobile Forensics: Not for Dummies→

Belkasoft and BlueBear integrate their corresponding digital forensic products, Belkasoft Evidence Center (BEC) and LACE. The integration enables forensic experts to perform automated search for illicit images and videos containing child abuse material. Continue reading Belkasoft and BlueBear Announce Integration of Evidence Center and LACE→

By Barnaby Skeggs

Since the release of Windows 8, and the ‘Metro’ interface, touch screen input has been implemented in a rapidly rising number of Windows devices including Microsoft Surface Pro/Book, 2-in-1s, convertible laptops and tablets. Microsoft has catered for this trend, implementing conversion between touch/pen handwriting to computer text in software such as OneNote. In this paper I will detail my research into the forensic artefact ‘Waitlist.dat’, which I believe to be associated with this functionality.

I identified the ‘WaitList.dat’ artefact while investigating a Windows 8.1 PC for the presence of a known email. I was provided with a copy of this email, and part of the investigation involved identifying whether or not this email ever existed on the custodian’s computer. After processing the .PST and .OST mailbox archives on the PC, I did not identify the existence of the email.

Read More Continue reading Touch Screen Lexicon Forensics (TextHarvester / WaitList.dat)→

Susteen is pleased to announce our new service available for law enforcement agencies. Agencies can now opt to send in locked cell phones and have our engineers open them for extraction. The cost of our new service starts at $495 per phone and thousa… Continue reading Susteen’s New Service To Break Pincodes / Passcodes On Thousands Of Cell Phones→

ADF Solutions, a leading provider of digital forensic and media exploitation tools, has released Digital Evidence Investigator™ (DEI), an end-to-end solution designed to streamline digital investigations. DEI has been built from the ground up and leverages ADF’s proven track record of reducing forensic backlogs. Continue reading All-New, End-to-End Forensic Tool Now Available: Digital Evidence Investigator™→

One feature enhancement in Magnet AXIOM that IEF users will appreciate is improvements in searching and filtering. In AXIOM, we’ve made searching and filtering almost instant. You can stack filters to help narrow your search criteria and swap out any that no longer apply or aren’t needed.

Searching and filtering in IEF allowed for a lot of customization, but it was generally slower to search through all the evidence recovered. AXIOM definitely speeds this up and creates a more intuitive flow for layered searches and filters. Continue reading Improved Searching And Filtering In Magnet AXIOM→