Retired detective Matt Steiner explains how NCIS and other, similar cop shows have helped forensics experts despite their one big flaw. Procedural TV shows that rely on forensic science continue to ...

If you’ve ever done Linux memory forensics, you know the frustration: without debug symbols that match the exact kernel version, you’re stuck. These symbols aren’t typically installed on production ...

Drugs and fibers are among the materials collected in forensic and criminal laboratories. Some of these samples can be quite small, and light microscopes are frequently employed to examine evidence ...

Evidence as minute as a flake of paint can be instrumental when it comes to forensic investigations. All paint chips have an origin, and through the analysis of a paint chip, connections can be drawn ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Our smartphones hold the keys to our digital lives. Preserving ...

Gait analysis is often used in sports medicine, as seen in this picture. - Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images Over the weekend, the conservative media outlet The Blaze and journalist ...

Software composition analysis (SCA) and digital forensics are two ways of understanding what software artifacts make up a software system or application, and identifying their security impact. They ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. When reports emerged of “missing minutes” in Jeffrey Epstein’s ...