The days of performing only traditional “dead” forensics on a host after a security incident are over. A shift to “live” forensics and incident response investigations is underway, with a round of new ...

Audio forensics is an increasingly critical field in modern investigative science, exploiting the unique characteristics of electrical network frequency (ENF) signatures embedded in digital recordings ...

As a business leader, you may pay attention to cybersecurity, backup systems, and data protection. But there’s a critical blind spot: When a security incident, legal dispute, or regulatory ...

Tune in to the average TV cop show and you’re likely to think crime scene forensics is a solved problem. Fingerprints, bullets, and fragments of broken glass can be unambiguously traced back to the ...

A subset of digital forensics called blockchain forensics uses blockchain data analysis to look into illegal transactions, fraud and other types of criminal conduct. Blockchain is a distributed ledger ...

66% of agency managers agreed digital evidence is more important than physical evidence and DNA in successfully prosecuting cases. 1 Digital evidence has become a critical aspect of modern ...

The log data you collect from your systems and devices may seem pretty mundane. However, it could contain the precise evidence needed to investigate and successfully prosecute a crime. In order for ...

Every day more and more investigations involve mobile devices. Collecting and reviewing data from these devices in the field equips investigators with the information they need to make informed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. In a recent trucking accident case, the plaintiff's digital ...