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The Impact of the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) on Digital Investigations

The Impact of the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) on Digital Investigations Executive Summary The UK’s Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) version 4.0 introduces structured practices that directly strengthen digital investigations. By focusing on monitoring, logging, incident response, and post-incident learning, CAF […]

Commercial Offensive Cyber Capabilities: Red-Team Focus and What It Means for Digital Investigations

Commercial Offensive Cyber Capabilities: Red-Team Focus and What It Means for Digital Investigations Published: August 2025 Summary of the UK Government Report The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) recently published a study on Commercial Offensive Cyber Capabilities: […]

UK Cyber Governance Mapping

Image: Cyber Security Awareness Background by Vecteezy Published: 16 August 2025 Summary of the Cyber-Governance Mapping Documents 1. Overview of the Publication The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), in collaboration with the NCSC and industry stakeholders, published […]

Emerging Technologies & Their Effect on Cyber Security

Emerging Technologies & Their Effect on Cyber Security – What It Means for DFIR Assessment of the UK Government paper: “Emerging technologies and their effect on cyber security”. Executive Summary The UK Government’s analysis highlights how technology pairings-especially AI with […]

Cyber Security and Intelligence Report 2025

Cyber Security and Intelligence 2025: Lessons for Digital Forensics and Incident Response Published: August 6, 2025 The 2025 Cityforum Cyber Security and Intelligence Round Table, held in London’s Plexal innovation hub, brought together an unusually broad coalition – from the […]

Using Data Analytics to Tackle Fraud and Error

📊 Using Data Analytics to Tackle Fraud and Error: Lessons for Digital Investigations Published: August 2025 • Source: National Audit Office (NAO) Fraud prevention analytics illustration – concept of detecting risk and anomalies in financial systems. 🧾 Executive Summary The […]

China’s AI Security Ecosystem

🔍 China’s AI Security Ecosystem: Strategic Complexity & Digital Investigation Impacts Published: August 2025 • Source: Alan Turing Institute – CETaS Royalty-free image representing China’s AI security (via Bing Images). ✨ Executive Summary: National Strategy Meets Decentralised Innovation The Alan […]

Stablecoins & Digital Investigations

Published: 29 July 2025 Stablecoin at the Heart of Future Banking AUTHOR – John Bertrand 🔍 Stablecoin and Digital Investigations Stablecoins have rapidly emerged as one of the most transformative innovations in digital finance. Designed to minimize price volatility, a […]

AI & Multimedia Authenticity Standards

Building Trust in Multimedia Authenticity: Key Insights from AMAS Policy & Technical Reports Published on: July 27, 2025 The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has revolutionized digital content creation while simultaneously amplifying the risks of misinformation, disinformation, and synthetic media […]

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