This powerful forensic tool is cracking cold cases — but price tag is often an obstacle

Many law enforcement agencies are relying on crowdfunding to pay for genetic genealogy, which has helped solve hundreds of cases in recent years.
Herald-Zeitung

Comal County District Judge Stephanie Bascon graduates from judicial educational program

Judge Stephanie Bascon of the 466th District Court of Comal County recently participated in the National Computer Forensic ...
IEEE

Lessons Learnt from Expert-Centred Studies Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Immersive Forensic Investigation

Abstract: Research studies involving human participants present challenges, including strict ethical considerations, participant recruitment, costs, and many human factors. While human-computer ...
The New Indian Express

Fire guts computer rooms in Telangana forensic lab, govt accused of cover-up

According to fire officials, the blaze originated at the MCB switchboard in a computer room at the far end of the first floor, possibly due to a short circuit. HYDERABAD: A fire broke out at the state ...
The Hechinger Report

OPINION: We cannot wait until high school or college to integrate computer science lessons

Less than 40 percent of public middle schools say that they are offering computer science coursework. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up ...
Western Michigan University

Lessons in language: Mastering Japanese, computer engineering opens doors for WMU grad

Noah Braasch, a 2023 Presidential Scholar, is graduating from Western with bachelor’s degrees in both computer engineering and Japanese. Braasch went snowboarding in the mountains of Nagano, Japan, ...
10 News

Corpses in the classroom: East TN forensic academy offers real-life CSI lessons to cops from across country

MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. — Their classroom is a patch of Morgan County woods inhabited by dead people. Corpses in the ground. Corpses above ground. If they succeed at this 10-week school, open to law ...
Bham Now

$22M Hoover cyber-forensics facility expansion will double student capacity

NCFI’s expansion project is expected to wrap up in Summer 2027. (City of Hoover) Hoover’s National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) is in the process of a $22 million expansion, which is expected ...
abc3340

Hoover breaks ground on $22M expansion of National Computer Forensics Institute

City of Hoover officials, alongside local, state, and federal partners, have commenced the expansion of the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Hoover ...
Digital Journal

Cyber Centaurs: Providing digital forensics and incident response

In today’s digital age, insider threats, and cyberattacks leave behind trails of evidence that are rarely straightforward. Organizations need investigations that are not only fast but also robust and ...
Computer Weekly

Lessons from Jaguar Land Rover: How can businesses prepare for cyber attacks?

A single cyber incident can halt production lines, dent customer confidence and wipe millions off a company’s share price – as Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) discovered after it was forced to shut down ...