Forensic Focus – Articles

by Christa Miller Ransomware has captured a large share of mainstream media coverage in recent months, due in no small part to attacks that have crippled small local and county governments in the United States. One coordinated attack in particular affected 23 Texas communities in July, and a new interactive map from StateScoop shows all … Continue reading →

by Blake Sawyer, Amped Software For Law Enforcement across the world, one of the biggest hindrances to actionable evidence comes from CCTV. There are sites devoted to providing codecs, of which there are hundreds, and IT departments that spend most of their time managing the many players from each DVR manufacturer. In my old casework, … Continue reading →

by Dr Tristan Jenkinson In part one we discussed the importance that data from password managers can play. In part two, we look at aspects an investigation may include from a digital forensics perspective. How Password Managers Can Be Investigated Using Digital Forensics Evidence of Usage of Password Management Systems Finding evidence that a password … Continue reading →

by Rich Frawley  In this short 3-minute video, ADF’s digital forensic specialist Rich Frawley shows how to boot a MacBook Air (APFS, non-encrypted) with Digital Evidence Investigator. The ADF digital forensic team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the complete package: Enabling FileVault support at boot Allowing the input of credentials, much like … Continue reading →

On the 10th and 11th of December 2019, the inaugural Digital Forensics For National Security Symposium will take place in Alexandria, VA, USA. Below is an overview of the subjects and speakers that will be featured at the event. Tuesday December 10th Registration will be open from 8:00-8:45am, after which Retired Special Agent Jim Christy … Continue reading →

by Dr Tristan Jenkinson There have recently been a number of articles discussing the use of common passwords and encouraging better password practices. Most guidance includes the recommendation not to use the same password for different accounts. This makes sense – it limits risk of further exposure in the event that one set of details … Continue reading →

Hello. This is Sven from the technical team here at AccessData. This video will feature the Social Analyzer widget. So let’s get started. Go to Quin-C and open the grid, just to see how many items we have in our case. To use Quin-C with the Social Analyzer widget, we need to filter the emails. … Continue reading →

Learn how to conduct a Windows live scan with ADF Solutions Digital Evidence Investigator.  Two USB ports are required to complete a scan, one for the Collection Key and one for the Authentication Key, once the scan has started the Authentication Key can be removed. A USB hub may be used in cases where the target … Continue reading →