Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE)

SWGDE is thrilled to announce that 6 documents have been released for final publication. These documents have completed the required 60-day comment period, and all comments have been addressed.  Check them out at https://lnkd.in/eiWyJHYB

Consensus based standards work because the community comes together to collectively produce quality reference material. Here is your chance to provide input and propose any changes to some important upcoming digital forensic standards. All comments will be considered by the appropriate SWGDE subcommittee and the submitter will receive a detailed response to their comments after the September in-person SWGDE meeting.

The Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) is pleased to announce posting of the following ten new draft documents for public review and comment at https://lnkd.in/dia87YA Guidelines for Forensic Image Analysis (16-I-002-1.1) Best Practices for Data Acquisition from Digital Video Recorders (17-V-002-1.3) Best Practices for Digital Evidence Acquisition, Preservation, and Analysis from Cloud Service Providers (23-F-004-1.0) Best Practices for Image Authentication (18-I-001-2.0) Best Practices for Internet of Things (IoT) Seizure and Analysis (23-F-003-1.0) Best Practices for Vehicle Infotainment and Telematics Systems (12-F-004-3.2) Core Competencies for Digital Forensics (12-F-006-2.0) Guidelines for Evidence Photography in a Controlled Setting (18-P-001-2.0) Recommendations for Historical Cell Site Analysis (17-F-001-3.0) Tech Notes on Cryptocurrency (23-F-006-1.1) In accordance with SWGDE policy, draft documents will be posted for a minimum of 60 days for public comment. Comments are accepted via email to our Secretary ([email protected]) as per the instructions on the cover page of each draft document, or an Electronic Request for Modification may be submitted at https://lnkd.in/g_sxhxzc All feedback received will be reviewed by the appropriate subcommittee. As noted on the cover page of all our documents, SWGDE encourages stakeholder feedback, and suggestions for modifications to our documents are welcome at any time. We appreciate your participation as SWGDE continues its mission to bring together organizations actively engaged in the field of digital and multimedia evidence to foster communication and cooperation as well as ensuring quality and consistency within the forensic community. Please feel free to forward/redistribute this announcement to any colleague, forum, or listserv you deem appropriate. Thank you, David Hallimore SWGDE Outreach Committee Chair https://www.swgde.org/

Do you believe in standards when examining digital evidence? Standards are an important aspect to ensuring high quality forensic results for use in legal proceedings. As as an Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science recognized Standards Setting Organization (SSO), the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) encourages you to recognize the use of standards in your work by completing the survey below! Please note that the survey is open to all Forensic Science Service Providers (FSSP) including government, private, large, small, or one person providing agencies

Have you applied to participate with SWGDE yet? It's closing soon! SWGDE invites meeting participation from active digital and multimedia evidence practitioners who wish to contribute to the development of standards, best practices, and guidelines. The form is closing this week and must be completed and submitted no later than June 28th. https://lnkd.in/exrCQneH

The Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) takes on the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference! Nine SWGDE members are at the conference this week and are presenting 5 sessions, including a SWGDE focused “The Inside Scoop on Digital Evidence Standards and Why They Matter To You”. There is still one more day to stop by the SWGDE booth to talk about how we can help you in your work and how you can help contribute to improve the quality of digital forensics. Steve Paxton Romy Haas Jenna Walker Karla Weinbrenner Jessica Hyde Blake S. Jesse M. Lindmar

It's that time again!!! SWGDE invites meeting participation from active digital and multimedia evidence practitioners who wish to contribute to the development of standards, best practices, and guidelines. The form must be completed and submitted no later than June 28th.  https://lnkd.in/e_CkgAT8

That's a wrap! Stay tuned for some great documents! Thank you to UC Denver for hosting SWGDE!

Meeting new friends and seeing old ones at the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) meeting at the University of Colorado Denver this week. The Quality and Standards Committee making great progress on a new QMS doc. I always learn new things spending time with people in the digital forensics community (who are much smarter than me). 😂 Dawn Rae Smith, Lisa Duncan, Nicole Jones, AKarla Weinbrenner, Ricardo Acosta Acosta, CFE, CISA, CDPSE, 3CE, CECFE, Jim Emerson, Donald Rains

SWGDE is off to a great start at our second meeting of 2024! Stay tuned for some great documents! #DFIR #DigitalForensics #bestpractices #videoforensics #audioforensics #mobileforensics #computerforensics