Issue 49 addresses evolving information-security and forensic challenges, including updates to ISO/IEC 27002, investigative dependencies on accurate network time, and geopolitical tensions reflected in TikTok-related data-privacy concerns. Additional features examine metaverse implications, log-analysis techniques for incident investigations, foundational cryptographic principles, and cross-border data-protection issues, highlighting operational, regulatory and evidential considerations central to contemporary digital-forensics practice.

Issue 48 examines forensic and security challenges emerging from remote-work environments, investigative techniques for analysing fake-news ecosystems, and financial fraud within accelerated payment systems. Further features evaluate TikTok-related geopolitical tensions, AI-enabled legal GRC transformation, and Active Directory resilience requirements. A legal analysis of China’s Personal Information Privacy Law highlights cross-jurisdictional governance considerations central to contemporary investigative and organisational practice.

Issue 38 examines operational applications of social-media intelligence, methodological frameworks for cyber-grooming investigations, and evidential challenges introduced by augmented-reality manipulation. Additional features assess the capabilities and limitations of forensic-DNA software, explore SME encryption considerations, and present casework on transnational cybercrime. A review of Vietnam’s cybersecurity law and analysis of WeChat evidence highlight global governance and investigative-practice implications.