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New Mobile Device Repair training for 2020
/in News /by Kevin MansellRepairing evidential mobile devices has never been more important. Device encryption may hamper physical extraction methods such as chip-off and direct eMMC and therefore it has become increasingly important for digital forensic units to be able to repair evidential exhibits in-house. We’re delighted to announce details, dates and pricing for our new Mobile Device […]
Recovering “boot looping” Samsung devices
/in News /by Kevin MansellAre you experiencing issues with Samsung devices becoming stuck in a “boot loop” and never progressing past the Samsung logo when starting up? Commercial forensic tools sometimes experience problems when attempting to perform lock bypass and/or physical extractions of Samsung devices and these issues can result in the examiner being unable to boot the device […]
Extra Foundation in Mobile Phone Forensics course date added
/in News /by Kevin MansellDue to increased demand for places, we have added an extra Foundation in Mobile Phone Forensics course into our schedule, running 18-22 March. This 4½ day course is designed for staff starting out in mobile device forensics and prepares them for undertaking evidential casework. In the words of two delegates from our September 2018 course: […]
Squeezing even more out of your training budget
/in News /by Kevin MansellOur next Demystifying Hex Data course runs 4-7 March and we’re offering a special incentive to those who want to recover more evidence from apps and physical extractions. If you book one delegate place on the March course at full price, you will be entitled to book a place for a colleague at half price. […]
Book 2019 courses at 2018 prices
/in News /by Kevin MansellFor the first time in 4 years, our prices will be increasing in January 2019. The price rise applies to bookings received after December 31st 2018. You can still book courses taking place in 2019 at our current prices by submitting your booking forms before January 1st 2019. Although the cost of purchasing a new […]
New training tackles Android locks and encryption
/in News /by Richard SladeLearn how to safely root current Samsung Android models as well as bypassing locks & Full Disk Encryption (FDE) on our new Defeating Android Locks & Encryption training course
Hex analysis training is back on the menu
/in News /by Richard SladeOur new Demystifying Hex Data training course will help you get to grips with hex, Endian-ness, regular expressions and more.
Over 140 ‘direct eMMC’ pinout schematics on emmcpinouts.com
/in News /by Richard SladeWe developed emmcpinouts.com to provide clear and tested pinout diagrams for direct eMMC dumping of locked, damaged and unsupported Android and Windows devices, satnavs, Chromebooks and more.
Samsung Galaxy S6 chip-off
/in News /by Richard SladeLearn how to safely recover evidence from locked, damaged and unsupported devices containing UFS flash memory on our Flash Memory Chip Removal course. Recently updated to include Samsung Galaxy S6 chip-off.
Understanding Write Ahead Logging in SQLite
/in News /by Richard SladeKnowing how to handle Write Ahead Logging (WAL) files is a key skill in investigating smartphone apps. Learn how to preserve and present evidence from WAL files on our Smartphone App Forensics training course.
Chip-off – isn’t that just for BlackBerrys?
/in News /by Richard SladeIt feels like time to dispel some myths about chip-off and explain how the technique is just as relevant as it’s ever been (despite BlackBerry’s demise!)
Chip-off now includes “chip back on” !
/in News /by Richard SladeOur next chip-off course 13-17 March (Leeds, UK) will feature challenging Nokia Lumia and Sony Android models which cannot be extracted using bootloader or direct eMMC techniques.