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Best Digital Forensics Software

Brandon Summers-Miller
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Researched and written by Brandon Summers-Miller

Digital forensics software is used to investigate and examine IT systems after security incidents or for security-related preventive maintenance. These tools help businesses perform in-depth analysis of IT systems to identify the cause of security incidents, outline vulnerabilities, and assist security teams in facilitating incident response processes. These tools aggregate security information from hardware, network logs, and files to present security professionals with a full picture of the likely causes of security incidents. From there, many tools identify the steps necessary to remediate the vulnerability and update policies and configurations to prevent the situation from arising again.

Companies use these tools after security incidents to identify the cause and root out any flaws or bugs that would allow a repeat scenario. They also use these tools to investigate systems, networks, and software to identify risks and remediate them before an incident occurs. Many of the tools in this category align with incident response software; however, those tools do not have the same in-depth investigative functionality and typically focus more on immediate remediation than granular investigation and preventive maintenance.

To qualify for inclusion in the Digital Forensics category, a product must:

Perform file, internet, email, memory, and hardware security analysis
Index aggregated security information for analysis
Outline and/or automate security investigation workflows
Produce investigative reports outlining security vulnerabilities

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49 Listings in Digital Forensics Available
(474)4.3 out of 5
1st Easiest To Use in Digital Forensics software
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  • Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 50% Enterprise
    • 29% Mid-Market
  • Pros and Cons
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  • Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    49
    Threat Detection
    38
    Integrations
    28
    Cybersecurity
    26
    Easy Integrations
    26
    Cons
    Expensive
    26
    Difficult Learning
    17
    Integration Issues
    16
    Complexity
    14
    High Resource Usage
    10
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  • Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.6
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.7
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.8
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    8.6
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Year Founded
    2005
    HQ Location
    Santa Clara, CA
    Twitter
    @PaloAltoNtwks
    127,110 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    16,690 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NYSE: PANW
Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 50% Enterprise
  • 29% Mid-Market
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
49
Threat Detection
38
Integrations
28
Cybersecurity
26
Easy Integrations
26
Cons
Expensive
26
Difficult Learning
17
Integration Issues
16
Complexity
14
High Resource Usage
10
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.7
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.8
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
8.6
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
2005
HQ Location
Santa Clara, CA
Twitter
@PaloAltoNtwks
127,110 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
16,690 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NYSE: PANW
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Belkasoft X is a complete digital forensic and incident response solution for conducting in-depth investigations on all types of digital media devices and data sources, including computers, mobile dev

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Law Enforcement
    • Computer & Network Security
    Market Segment
    • 74% Small-Business
    • 16% Enterprise
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  • Belkasoft Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    8
    Features
    4
    Installation Ease
    2
    Support
    2
    Training
    2
    Cons
    Expensive
    1
    Limited Accessibility
    1
    Not Intuitive
    1
    System Errors
    1
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  • Belkasoft features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.0
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.3
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.0
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    7.6
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Seller
    Belkasoft
    Year Founded
    2002
    HQ Location
    Sunnyvale, California
    Twitter
    @Belkasoft
    11,137 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    30 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Belkasoft X is a complete digital forensic and incident response solution for conducting in-depth investigations on all types of digital media devices and data sources, including computers, mobile dev

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Law Enforcement
  • Computer & Network Security
Market Segment
  • 74% Small-Business
  • 16% Enterprise
Belkasoft Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
8
Features
4
Installation Ease
2
Support
2
Training
2
Cons
Expensive
1
Limited Accessibility
1
Not Intuitive
1
System Errors
1
Belkasoft features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.3
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.0
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
7.6
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Seller
Belkasoft
Year Founded
2002
HQ Location
Sunnyvale, California
Twitter
@Belkasoft
11,137 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
30 employees on LinkedIn®

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  • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    Efficiently respond to legal matters or internal investigations with intelligent capabilities that reduce data to only what’s relevant. Discover data where it lives: Discover and collect data in pla

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 43% Small-Business
    • 31% Enterprise
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  • Microsoft Purview Audit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.1
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    7.5
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.3
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    8.3
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Seller
    Microsoft
    Year Founded
    1975
    HQ Location
    Redmond, Washington
    Twitter
    @microsoft
    14,031,499 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    238,990 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    MSFT
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Efficiently respond to legal matters or internal investigations with intelligent capabilities that reduce data to only what’s relevant. Discover data where it lives: Discover and collect data in pla

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 43% Small-Business
  • 31% Enterprise
Microsoft Purview Audit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.1
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
7.5
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.3
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
8.3
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Seller
Microsoft
Year Founded
1975
HQ Location
Redmond, Washington
Twitter
@microsoft
14,031,499 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
238,990 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
MSFT
(57)4.7 out of 5
3rd Easiest To Use in Digital Forensics software
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    We provide organizations with innovative tools to investigate cyberattacks and digital crimes. Magnet Axiom Cyber simplifies corporate investigations. Organizations of all sizes fall victim to cyb

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Law Enforcement
    Market Segment
    • 40% Small-Business
    • 33% Mid-Market
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  • Magnet Forensics features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.3
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    7.9
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.5
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    6.9
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2009
    HQ Location
    Waterloo, Ontario
    Twitter
    @MagnetForensics
    16,430 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    721 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

We provide organizations with innovative tools to investigate cyberattacks and digital crimes. Magnet Axiom Cyber simplifies corporate investigations. Organizations of all sizes fall victim to cyb

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Law Enforcement
Market Segment
  • 40% Small-Business
  • 33% Mid-Market
Magnet Forensics features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
7.9
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.5
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
6.9
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2009
HQ Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Twitter
@MagnetForensics
16,430 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
721 employees on LinkedIn®
(67)4.6 out of 5
2nd Easiest To Use in Digital Forensics software
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    ExtraHop is the cybersecurity partner enterprises trust to reveal cyber risk and build business resilience. The ExtraHop RevealX platform for network detection and response and network performance man

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Hospital & Health Care
    • Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
    Market Segment
    • 70% Enterprise
    • 25% Mid-Market
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  • ExtraHop Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    7
    Insightful Analysis
    7
    Visibility
    7
    Monitoring
    6
    Reliability
    6
    Cons
    False Positives
    3
    Alert Issues
    2
    Configuration Issues
    2
    Customization Issues
    2
    Expensive
    2
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  • ExtraHop features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.2
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    9.6
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    9.6
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    9.6
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2007
    HQ Location
    Seattle, Washington
    Twitter
    @ExtraHop
    11,028 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    725 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

ExtraHop is the cybersecurity partner enterprises trust to reveal cyber risk and build business resilience. The ExtraHop RevealX platform for network detection and response and network performance man

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Hospital & Health Care
  • Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Market Segment
  • 70% Enterprise
  • 25% Mid-Market
ExtraHop Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
7
Insightful Analysis
7
Visibility
7
Monitoring
6
Reliability
6
Cons
False Positives
3
Alert Issues
2
Configuration Issues
2
Customization Issues
2
Expensive
2
ExtraHop features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
9.6
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
9.6
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
9.6
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2007
HQ Location
Seattle, Washington
Twitter
@ExtraHop
11,028 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
725 employees on LinkedIn®
(11)4.0 out of 5
6th Easiest To Use in Digital Forensics software
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Singularity RemoteOps is a solution that enables security teams to remotely investigate and manage multiple endpoints at once. RemoteOps easily executes action scripts and collects data and artifacts

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 82% Mid-Market
    • 18% Enterprise
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  • SentinelOne Singularity RemoteOps Forensics features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.7
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.9
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.0
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    8.0
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Year Founded
    2013
    HQ Location
    Mountain View, CA
    Twitter
    @SentinelOne
    54,520 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2,802 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: S
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Singularity RemoteOps is a solution that enables security teams to remotely investigate and manage multiple endpoints at once. RemoteOps easily executes action scripts and collects data and artifacts

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 82% Mid-Market
  • 18% Enterprise
SentinelOne Singularity RemoteOps Forensics features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.9
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.0
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
8.0
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
2013
HQ Location
Mountain View, CA
Twitter
@SentinelOne
54,520 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,802 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: S
(31)4.4 out of 5
5th Easiest To Use in Digital Forensics software
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    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    This scalable software is court-approved. It includes a decryption and a password cracking program. Customizable interface.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Law Enforcement
    Market Segment
    • 45% Small-Business
    • 42% Enterprise
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  • FTK Forensic Toolkit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.0
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    7.2
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    7.8
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    7.2
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Seller
    Exterro
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2004
    HQ Location
    Portland, OR
    Twitter
    @Exterro
    3,576 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    599 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

This scalable software is court-approved. It includes a decryption and a password cracking program. Customizable interface.

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Law Enforcement
Market Segment
  • 45% Small-Business
  • 42% Enterprise
FTK Forensic Toolkit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
7.2
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
7.8
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
7.2
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Seller
Exterro
Company Website
Year Founded
2004
HQ Location
Portland, OR
Twitter
@Exterro
3,576 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
599 employees on LinkedIn®
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Cellebrite is the leader in digital intelligence and investigative analytics, partnering with public and private organizations to transform how they manage data in investigations to accelerate justice

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 40% Mid-Market
    • 33% Enterprise
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  • Cellebrite features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.0
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    6.3
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    7.1
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    7.0
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Year Founded
    1999
    HQ Location
    Vienna, VA
    Twitter
    @cellebrite
    17,900 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1,163 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    Nasdaq: CLBT
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Cellebrite is the leader in digital intelligence and investigative analytics, partnering with public and private organizations to transform how they manage data in investigations to accelerate justice

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 40% Mid-Market
  • 33% Enterprise
Cellebrite features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
6.3
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
7.1
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
7.0
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Vienna, VA
Twitter
@cellebrite
17,900 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1,163 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
Nasdaq: CLBT
(52)4.5 out of 5
4th Easiest To Use in Digital Forensics software
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    Parrot Security (ParrotSec) is a Security GNU/Linux distribution designed for the Cyber-Security (InfoSec) field. It includes a full portable laboratory for security and digital forensics experts.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer & Network Security
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 71% Small-Business
    • 17% Enterprise
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  • Parrot Security OS Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Powerful Features
    6
    Lightweight Size
    5
    Linux/Ubuntu OS
    3
    New Features
    3
    Speed/Performance
    3
    Cons
    Hardware Limitations
    2
    Performance Issues
    2
    Installation Difficulties
    1
    Lack of Support
    1
    Limited Apps/Store
    1
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  • Parrot Security OS features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.4
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.9
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.6
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    8.3
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Year Founded
    2013
    HQ Location
    Palermo, Italy
    Twitter
    @ParrotSec
    23,277 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    20 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Parrot Security (ParrotSec) is a Security GNU/Linux distribution designed for the Cyber-Security (InfoSec) field. It includes a full portable laboratory for security and digital forensics experts.

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer & Network Security
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 71% Small-Business
  • 17% Enterprise
Parrot Security OS Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Powerful Features
6
Lightweight Size
5
Linux/Ubuntu OS
3
New Features
3
Speed/Performance
3
Cons
Hardware Limitations
2
Performance Issues
2
Installation Difficulties
1
Lack of Support
1
Limited Apps/Store
1
Parrot Security OS features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.4
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.9
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.6
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
8.3
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
2013
HQ Location
Palermo, Italy
Twitter
@ParrotSec
23,277 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
20 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
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    As part of the Check Point Zero-Day Protection SandBlast solution, the Threat Extraction capability removes exploitable content, including active content and embedded objects, reconstructs files to el

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 50% Enterprise
    • 36% Mid-Market
  • User Satisfaction
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  • SandBlast Threat Extraction features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.2
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    9.0
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    9.3
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    9.3
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Year Founded
    1993
    HQ Location
    San Carlos, CA
    Twitter
    @CheckPointSW
    71,144 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    7,920 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ:CHKP
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

As part of the Check Point Zero-Day Protection SandBlast solution, the Threat Extraction capability removes exploitable content, including active content and embedded objects, reconstructs files to el

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 50% Enterprise
  • 36% Mid-Market
SandBlast Threat Extraction features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
9.0
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
9.3
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
9.3
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
1993
HQ Location
San Carlos, CA
Twitter
@CheckPointSW
71,144 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
7,920 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:CHKP
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    EnCase Forensic enables you to quickly search, identify, and prioritize potential evidence, in computers and mobile devices, to determine whether further investigation is warranted.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 54% Small-Business
    • 31% Mid-Market
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  • OpenText EnCase Forensic features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.5
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.1
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    6.7
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    6.4
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    OpenText
    Year Founded
    1991
    HQ Location
    Waterloo, ON
    Twitter
    @OpenText
    21,942 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    22,114 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ:OTEX
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EnCase Forensic enables you to quickly search, identify, and prioritize potential evidence, in computers and mobile devices, to determine whether further investigation is warranted.

Users
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Market Segment
  • 54% Small-Business
  • 31% Mid-Market
OpenText EnCase Forensic features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.1
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
6.7
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
6.4
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Seller
OpenText
Year Founded
1991
HQ Location
Waterloo, ON
Twitter
@OpenText
21,942 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
22,114 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:OTEX
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    DomainTools is the global leader for internet intelligence and the first place security practitioners go when they need to know. The world's most advanced security teams use our solutions to identify

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    Market Segment
    • 62% Small-Business
    • 31% Enterprise
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  • DomainTools Pros and Cons
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    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Detailed Analysis
    3
    Ease of Use
    3
    Cybersecurity
    2
    Features
    2
    Insights
    2
    Cons
    Expensive
    3
    Complexity
    2
    Data Management
    2
    False Positives
    2
    Poor Navigation
    2
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  • DomainTools features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.9
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    6.3
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    6.7
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    5.6
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Year Founded
    2004
    HQ Location
    Seattle, WA, Washington
    Twitter
    @DomainTools
    13,286 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    147 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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DomainTools is the global leader for internet intelligence and the first place security practitioners go when they need to know. The world's most advanced security teams use our solutions to identify

Users
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Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 62% Small-Business
  • 31% Enterprise
DomainTools Pros and Cons
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Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Detailed Analysis
3
Ease of Use
3
Cybersecurity
2
Features
2
Insights
2
Cons
Expensive
3
Complexity
2
Data Management
2
False Positives
2
Poor Navigation
2
DomainTools features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
6.3
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
6.7
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
5.6
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
2004
HQ Location
Seattle, WA, Washington
Twitter
@DomainTools
13,286 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
147 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Autopsy is an easy to use, GUI-based program that allows you to efficiently analyze hard drives and smart phones. It has a plug-in architecture that allows you to find add-on modules or develop custom

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    • 40% Enterprise
    • 40% Small-Business
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    9.2
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    7.9
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    7.3
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    8.0
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    N/A
    Twitter
    @sleuthkit
    6,349 Twitter followers
Product Description
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Autopsy is an easy to use, GUI-based program that allows you to efficiently analyze hard drives and smart phones. It has a plug-in architecture that allows you to find add-on modules or develop custom

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 40% Enterprise
  • 40% Small-Business
Autopsy features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
7.9
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
7.3
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
8.0
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Twitter
@sleuthkit
6,349 Twitter followers
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    Imperva Attack Analytics correlates and distills thousands of security events into a few readable security narratives. The solution employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to simplify app

    Users
    No information available
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    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 64% Enterprise
    • 18% Mid-Market
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    8.6
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.0
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.3
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    8.0
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Imperva
    Year Founded
    2002
    HQ Location
    Redwood Shores, CA
    Twitter
    @Imperva
    85,834 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1,697 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: IMPV
Product Description
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Imperva Attack Analytics correlates and distills thousands of security events into a few readable security narratives. The solution employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to simplify app

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 64% Enterprise
  • 18% Mid-Market
Imperva Attack Analytics features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.0
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.3
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
8.0
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Seller
Imperva
Year Founded
2002
HQ Location
Redwood Shores, CA
Twitter
@Imperva
85,834 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1,697 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: IMPV
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    Cyber Triage™ is an automated incident response software any organization can use to rapidly investigate its endpoints. Cyber Triage investigates the endpoint by pushing the collection tool over the

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 47% Enterprise
    • 35% Mid-Market
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  • Cyber Triage Pros and Cons
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    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Incident Management
    2
    Support
    2
    Automation
    1
    Cybersecurity
    1
    Response Time
    1
    Cons
    Difficult Setup
    1
    Poor Customer Support
    1
    Setup Difficulty
    1
    System Errors
    1
  • User Satisfaction
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  • Cyber Triage features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.8
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.3
    Continuous Analysis
    Average: 8.2
    8.3
    Incident Alerts
    Average: 8.2
    6.7
    Anomaly Detection
    Average: 8.2
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    Year Founded
    1995
    HQ Location
    Somerville, US
    Twitter
    @basistechnology
    2,924 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    57 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
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Cyber Triage™ is an automated incident response software any organization can use to rapidly investigate its endpoints. Cyber Triage investigates the endpoint by pushing the collection tool over the

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 47% Enterprise
  • 35% Mid-Market
Cyber Triage Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Incident Management
2
Support
2
Automation
1
Cybersecurity
1
Response Time
1
Cons
Difficult Setup
1
Poor Customer Support
1
Setup Difficulty
1
System Errors
1
Cyber Triage features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.3
Continuous Analysis
Average: 8.2
8.3
Incident Alerts
Average: 8.2
6.7
Anomaly Detection
Average: 8.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
1995
HQ Location
Somerville, US
Twitter
@basistechnology
2,924 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
57 employees on LinkedIn®

Learn More About Digital Forensics Software

What is Digital Forensics Software?

Digital forensics is a branch of forensic science that focuses on recovering and investigating material found in digital devices related to cybercrime. Digital forensics software focuses on uncovering, interpreting, and preserving electronic data evidence while investigating security incidents.

What Types of Digital Forensics Software Exist?

Digital forensics software is part of digital forensic science. As electronic devices are taking a substantial space in modern lifestyles, knowingly or unknowingly, criminals or offenders use them in their malicious acts. This makes these devices solid pieces of evidence to support or refute an accused in criminal and civil courts. Various types of digital forensics software help investigate networks and devices.

Network forensics software

Network forensics software is related to monitoring and analyzing computer network traffic to collect important information and legal evidence. This software examines traffic across a network suspected of being involved in malicious activities, like spreading malware or stealing credentials.

Wireless forensics software

Wireless forensics software is a division of network forensics software. This software offers the tools needed to collect and analyze data from wireless network traffic that can be presented as valid digital evidence in a court of law.

Database forensics software

Database forensics software examines databases and their related metadata. Database forensics software applies investigative techniques such as analytic analysis to database contents and its metadata to find digital evidence.

Malware forensics software

Malware forensics software deals with identifying malicious code to study payload, viruses, worms, etc. Malware forensics software analyzes and investigates possible malware culprits and the source of the attack. It checks for malicious code and finds its entry, propagation method, and impact on the system.

Email forensics software

Email forensics software deals with the recovery and analysis of emails, including deleted emails, calendars, and contacts. Email forensics software also analyzes emails for content to determine the source, date, time, the actual sender, and recipients to find digital evidence. 

Memory forensics software

Memory forensics software collects data from system memory (system registers, cache, RAM) in raw form and then carves the data from the raw dump. Memory forensics software's primary application is the investigation of advanced computer attacks, which are stealthy enough to avoid leaving data on the computer's hard drive. In turn, the memory (RAM) must be analyzed for forensic information.

Mobile phone forensics software

Mobile phone forensic software examines and analyzes mobile devices. It retrieves phone and SIM contacts, call logs, incoming, and outgoing SMS/MMS, audio, videos, etc., from mobile phones. Most applications store their data in database files on a mobile phone.

Disk and data capture forensics software

Disk and data capture forensic software focuses on the core part of a computer system and extracts potential forensic artifacts such as files, emails, etc. Many times disk and data capture forensics software is used when a home or office environment is being investigated.

File analysis software

File analysis forensic software deals with files on media, deleted files, files in folders, or files in other files stored on or in some container. The goal of file analysis software is to identify, extract, and analyze these files and the file systems they lie upon to find data that might be valid evidence in a crime. 

Registry analysis software

Registry analysis forensics software automatically extracts crucial information from the live registry or the raw registry files found in digital evidence and displays it in user-understandable format. It performs time conversion and translation of binary and other non-ASCII data. 

What are the Common Features of Digital Forensics Software?

The following are features of digital forensics software:

Identification: Digital forensics software recognizes the devices and resources containing the data that could be part of a forensics investigation. This data can be found on devices such as computers or laptops or users’ personal devices like mobile phones and tablets.

As part of the process, these devices are seized to eliminate the possibility of tampering. If the data is on a server, network, or housed on the cloud, the investigator must ensure no other investigating team has access to it.

Extraction and preservation: After devices have been seized, they must be stored in a secure location so the digital forensics investigator can use digital forensics software to extract relevant data.

This phase involves the creation of a digital copy of the relevant data, known as a “forensic image.” The digital copy is used for analysis and evaluation. This prevents any tampering with the original data, even if the investigation is compromised.

Analysis: Once the devices involved have been identified and isolated, and the data has been duplicated and stored securely, digital forensic software uses various techniques to extract relevant data and examine it, searching for clues or evidence that points to wrongdoing. This often involves recovering and examining deleted, damaged, or encrypted files.

Documentation: Post analysis, the resulting data of the digital forensics software investigation is presented in a way that makes it easy to visualize the entire investigative process and its conclusions. Proper documentation data helps to formulate a timeline of the activities involved in wrongdoing, such as embezzlement, data leakage, or network breaches.

What are the Benefits of Digital Forensics Software?

Intellectual property (IP) and internal investigations are typical digital forensic software use cases. IP cases include theft, industrial espionage, IP misconduct, fraud, personal injury or death, or sexual harassment. Digital forensics software helps find evidence in such cases. Below are areas where digital forensics software is useful.

Data recovery: Data recovery is often the use of digital forensics software. It helps to recover stolen or lost information in devices people use. 

Damage analysis: Digital forensics software is used for damage analysis to discover vulnerabilities and remediate them to prevent cyber attacks.

Who Uses Digital Forensics Software?

Digital forensics software is used for criminal, lawbreaking, and civil cases with contractual disputes between commercial parties. Digital forensics software helps examine digital evidence in these cases.

Investigation agencies: Digital forensic software is important in private corporate investigations. Using digital forensics software for incidents like network intrusion, authorities can attribute evidence to suspects, confirm alibis, identify intent or authenticate documents. Many agencies leverage a company’s intrusion detection and prevention system to explore crimes and use digital forensics to collect and analyze digital evidence.

National security agencies: National security agencies use digital forensics software to investigate emails from suspected terrorists.

Challenges with Digital Forensics Software

Software solutions can come with their own set of challenges. 

Technical challenges: Digital forensics software may have challenges when identifying hidden data that may be encrypted on a device. While encryption ensures data privacy, attackers may also use it to hide their digital crimes. Cybercriminals can hide data inside storage and delete data from computer systems. Cyber attackers can also use a covert channel to conceal their connection to the compromised system. 

Below are some common challenges of digital forensics software:

  • Cloud storage can complicate the investigation or make it hard to find the required data.
  • The time it takes to archive data can cause delays in finding data relevant to an investigation.
  • The investigator can have a knowledge or skills gap.
  • Another challenge can be steganography or hiding information within a file while leaving its outer look the same.

Legal challenges: Legal challenges can be privacy concerns and data storage accessibility regulations. Some laws require corporations to delete personal information within a certain time frame after an incident, while other legal frameworks may not recognize every aspect of digital forensics software.

Below are some common legal challenges of digital forensics software:

  • Devices must be securely stored once data is collected.
  • Privacy rules prevent full access to data.
  • Forensic investigators must have the proper authority to gather digital evidence.
  • Some data may not be admissible or useful in court.

Resource challenges: As data flows across networks, it may increase in volume, making it difficult for digital forensics software to identify original and relevant data. 

Since technology is constantly changing, it may be challenging to read digital evidence since new versions of systems may not be compatible with old versions of software that don’t have backward compatibility support.