Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. Digital forensics stands alone among major forensic disciplines ...

Digital forensics has continued to grow in importance as enterprises deal with increasing amounts of digital data and the possibility of cyber-attackers infiltrating their systems. Digital forensics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. Our smartphones hold the keys to our digital lives. Preserving ...

In the first quarter of 2021, the U.K. recorded three-times as many ransomware attacks than it did in all of 2019, according to the National Cyber Security Centre. Attack volumes on organizations have ...

The primary difference lies in the nature of the devices under investigation. On the one hand, mobile forensics focuses on portable devices like smartphones and tablets, known for their compact sizes ...

In modern litigation, digital evidence is rarely optional. Emails, mobile data, collaboration platforms, cloud activity, and system metadata now sit at the center of many disputes. When that evidence ...

Falsified documents have been used to support (or defend against) legal claims for hundreds of years. While analysis may once have focussed areas such as handwriting, the composition of ink or the ...

Damaged mobile phones are still filled with plenty of useful data, according to researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is part of the U.S. Department of ...

Mention the phrase “forensic examiner” to most people and their thoughts will turn to Jack Klugman in “Quincy” or Dick Van ...

*Based on 2026–2027 Boston University tuition and fees. Available on campus, online, and in a blended format, the Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics at Boston University’s Metropolitan College ...