«The Windows Registry remains one of the most information-dense repositories for reconstructing system activity and user behavior. Far more than a configuration database, it serves as a critical historical record of execution, data access, and persistence mechanisms across Windows 10 and 11. While automated forensic tools are essential for extracting and parsing this data, the […]»

13 February, 2026Oleg Afonin

«Perfect Acquisition is the most reliable method to acquire data from an iOS device. It is completely forensically sound – it doesn’t modify a single bit of the filesystem. When supported, this method should always be used over alternatives. This guide outlines the entire process, from acquiring the data dump to decrypting and mounting it […]»

11 February, 2026Elcomsoft R&D

«The first steps of an investigation are rarely straightforward. Do you shut down the system and image the storage media, taking the safe but slow traditional path? Do you run a triage tool on the live system to grab passwords and keys, or do you reboot into a clean forensic environment? Traditional wisdom might suggest […]»

9 February, 2026Oleg Afonin