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Review: Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition

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Review: Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition 2026-02-26 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition presents a structured survey of the digital forensics discipline. The book spans foundational principles, platform specific analysis, specialized branches, and incident response integration. About the author Chuck Easttom has many years of practical experience […]

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AI can flag the risk, but only humans can close the loop

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AI can flag the risk, but only humans can close the loop 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dilek Çilingir, Global Forensic & Integrity Services Leader at EY, discusses how AI is transforming third-party assessments and due diligence. She explains how machine learning and behavioral analytics help organizations detect

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AI’s split personality: Solving crimes while helping conceal them

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AI’s split personality: Solving crimes while helping conceal them 2025-10-21 at 08:52 By Sinisa Markovic What happens when investigators and cybercriminals start using the same technology? AI is now doing both, helping law enforcement trace attacks while also being tested for its ability to conceal them. A new study from the University of Cagliari digs

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Apple strengthens storage flexibility with new disk image formats

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Apple strengthens storage flexibility with new disk image formats 2025-10-03 at 08:04 By Sinisa Markovic Apple’s release of macOS 26 Tahoe introduced a new disk image format and updated an older one, both of which are drawing attention from system testers and forensic examiners. Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF) The Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF)

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GoSearch: Open-source OSINT tool for uncovering digital footprints

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GoSearch: Open-source OSINT tool for uncovering digital footprints 2025-04-28 at 08:01 By Help Net Security GoSearch is an open-source OSINT tool built to uncover digital footprints linked to specific usernames. Designed for speed and accuracy, it lets users quickly track someone’s online presence across multiple platforms. GoSearch incorporates data from Hudson Rock’s Cybercrime Database, offering

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Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware

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Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware 2024-12-16 at 20:19 By Zeljka Zorz Serbian police and intelligence officers used Cellebrite forensic extraction software to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones and install previously unknown Android spyware called NoviSpy, a new Amnesty International report claims. The unlocking was made possible through exploitation of a zero-day

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Cirrus: Open-source Google Cloud forensic collection

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Cirrus: Open-source Google Cloud forensic collection 2024-07-29 at 07:16 By Mirko Zorz Cirrus is an open-source Python-based tool designed to streamline Google Cloud forensic evidence collection. It can streamline environment access and evidence collection in investigations involving Google Workspace and GCP. The tool simplifies incident response activities and enhances an organization’s security posture. Key features

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5 free digital forensics tools to boost your investigations

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5 free digital forensics tools to boost your investigations 2024-02-15 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Digital forensics plays a crucial role in analyzing and addressing cyberattacks, and it’s a key component of incident response. Additionally, digital forensics provides vital information for auditors, legal teams, and law enforcement agencies in the aftermath of an attack.

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Emerging trends and strategies in digital forensics

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Emerging trends and strategies in digital forensics 2024-01-26 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Amber Schroader, CEO at Paraben Corporation, discusses the challenges posed by the complexity of modern computer systems and networks on digital evidence collection. Schroader talks about the impact of exponential data growth on forensic practices, the

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The dangers of dual ransomware attacks

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The dangers of dual ransomware attacks 30/10/2023 at 09:32 By Help Net Security At some point in the movie “Groundhog Day,” Phil Connors breaks his bedside radio when he is woken up (yet again) by the song “I Got You Babe”. This déjà vu seems to await companies that fall victim to ransomware and fail

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Velociraptor: Open-source digital forensics and incident response

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Velociraptor: Open-source digital forensics and incident response 30/08/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Velociraptor is a sophisticated digital forensics and incident response tool designed to improve your insight into endpoint activities. Velociraptor enables you to conduct precise and rapid collection of digital forensic data across multiple endpoints simultaneously. Persistently gather events from endpoints, including

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Threat actors can exfiltrate data from Google Drive without leaving a trace

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Threat actors can exfiltrate data from Google Drive without leaving a trace 01/06/2023 at 15:43 By Zeljka Zorz Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) has a weak spot that can prevent the discovery of data exfiltration from Google Drive by a malicious outsider or insider, Mitiga researchers say. A problem for digital forensic analysts and incident

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