DFRWS has published the report on an interactive working session of practitioner perspectives regarding use of AI in digital forensics casework. This practitioner-led session was held during the Digital Forensics Conference 2026 Americas, organized by DFRWS.org at George Mason University. Eoghan Casey, Jim Jones, Jessica Hyde, Cameron Kelley, and Chad Steel each shared their experiences […]
Read MoreFor more than a quarter-century, the international digital forensics community has been sharing knowledge through the conferences and challenges organized by DFRWS.org. Peer reviewed papers have been published in partnership with the FSI Digital Investigation journal, maintaining high standards of quality and integrity. A recap of major milestones in this partnership is provided in this […]
Read More“To do more faster, cyber investigators are adopting AI and large language models (LLMs), not realizing that these systems lack requisite knowledge. Without the expertise in planning an investigation, circumventing known problems, evaluating digital evidence, and conveying forensic results, increased speed raises the risk of unseen errors. Applied carelessly, AI is an amplifier, accelerating our […]
Read MoreArticle authored by Francesco Servida Contributions by Eoghan Casey It is becoming more common to encounter digital files that must be forensically preserved, rather than the entire device or storage media. For example, increasing use of encryption by criminals, especially File-Based Encryption (FBE) devices, is driving the need for logical forensic images. A logical image […]
Read MoreThe Digital Forensics Conference USA 2026 was hosted by George Mason University (GMU), and included in-person attendees from Europe, India, and Korea as well as the Americas. Over 30 attendees joined virtually. Pre-conference workshops included digital forensic techniques for crimes against children led by Project VIC International featuring CASE/UCO, analyzing iPhone logs by Hexordia, root-case […]
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