34 - Every Click Leaves a Trace - Rachael Medhurst

How much could your phone, smartwatch or even your car reveal about you?

In a world where around 90% of crimes now have a digital element, digital forensics has never been more important — or more complex.

In this episode, we are joined by digital forensic expert Rachael Medhurst for a fascinating look into one of the fastest-growing areas of modern policing and forensic investigation.

Rachael is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Forensics, co-founder of Positive Cyber Solutions, recently appeared on BBC One's Frontline Fightback, and is the author of the upcoming book Bridging the Gap Between Cyber Security, Forensics and Policing. She is also completing a PhD exploring the forensic challenges posed by emerging technologies, from smart medical devices to connected vehicles.

Together, we go under the barrier tape to explore what digital forensics really involves — from the moment a device lands on an investigator's desk to the painstaking process of extracting, preserving and analysing data that could make or break a case.

We discuss the growing role of digital evidence across all types of crime, the challenges of encryption, cloud storage and AI-generated content, and what the rise of smart technology means for the future of forensic investigation.

Rachael also shares real-life investigations, the cases that have stayed with her, the importance of collaboration between digital and traditional forensic teams, the mental health challenges faced by digital forensic investigators, and her advice for anyone looking to enter this rapidly evolving field.

Whether you're interested in policing, forensic science, cyber security, or simply curious about what your digital footprint says about you, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.

#TheCrimeSceneInsiders #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeUK #DigitalForensics #Cybercrime #ForensicScience #UnderTheBarrierTape #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #RachaelMedhurst #CyberSecurity #DigitalInvestigation #UniversityOfSouthWales

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(34)

33 - MH17: Under the Barrier Tape - 18 Months in the Netherlands

On 17th July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. It remains the deadliest aircraft shoot-down in history and led to the largest Dis...

24 Jul 52min

32 - TRUE CRIME: The Unsolved Murders of Brian Price & Susan Tetrault — 40 Years Without Justice

In the summer of 1986, Brian Price and Susan Tetrault were found brutally murdered in Susan's first floor flat in Clapham, South London. The killings were so extreme that the victims could only be ide...

10 Jul 1h 8min

31 - Dr Judy Hinchliffe: From Tsunamis to Terror Attacks — A Forensic Odontologist's Story

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Judy Hinchliffe, a forensic odontologist with more than 30 years of experience working across the UK, New Zealand and Australia.Judy explains what forensic odontol...

26 Jun 57min

30 - The Weight Behind the Barrier Tape: Suzi Cutler on CSI & Mental Health

Working in crime scene investigation means facing things most people will never see. But behind every CSI is a person carrying the weight of what they have seen — and that is a conversation that doesn...

12 Jun 1h 19min

29 - One Year Under the Barrier Tape: Double Crewed & Telling All

For our one-year anniversary special, we thought we’d do something a little different and take it right back to where a lot of this started — the two of us working double crewed as CSIs.In this episod...

29 Mai 49min

28 - Inside the Manchester Arena Bombing Investigation with Bob Gallagher MBE

On 22nd May 2017, a suicide bomber detonated a homemade explosive device in the foyer of Manchester Arena as thousands of concertgoers — many of them children — were leaving an Ariana Grande concert. ...

15 Mai 1h 28min

27 - From CSI to Counter Terrorism: Bob Gallagher MBE

What does it take to move from attending routine crime scenes to leading the forensic response to some of the most complex cases in the UK? In this episode, Ange and Dee are joined by Bob Gallagher...

1 Mai 1h 13min