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The Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) brings together organizations actively engaged in the field of digital and multimedia evidence to foster communication and cooperation as well as to ensure quality and consistency within the forensic community.

If these are your interests, we would like to welcome you to our site. We hope you will find the information found within to be of benefit.

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Mary Horvath, Chair
Federal Bureau of Investigation

James Darnell, Vice Chair
US Secret Service

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Announcements
-- The September 2018 Meeting announcement, with hotel and travel guidance, has been emailed out to all members and approved guests. If you are a member or approved guest and did NOT receive the meeting announcement, please email the Chair. If you are new to SWGDE and would like to attend, you must first submit a Guest Attendance Request located on our Membership page. Please note the following deadlines: ---- The hotel room block is only being held until August 17th. ---- Funded members/guests must RSVP to the Chair by August 24th. ---- For state/local guests requesting travel funding, guest request must be received by August 24th. ---- For self-funded guests, guest request must be received by September 3rd. -- Six new Drafts for Public Comment from the June 2018 meeting have been posted to the "Drafts for Public Comment" page (under "Documents"). Additional Drafts for Public Comment coming soon! ~ 7/25/2018 -- The four new Approved documents from the June 2018 meeting are now available on the "Current Documents" page (under "Documents"). ~ 7/11/2018		-- The September 2018 Meeting announcement, with hotel and travel guidance, has been emailed out to all members and approved guests. If you are a member or approved guest and did NOT receive the meeting announcement, please email the Chair. If you are new to SWGDE and would like to attend, you must first submit a Guest Attendance Request located on our Membership page. Please note the following deadlines: ---- The hotel room block is only being held until August 17th. ---- Funded members/guests must RSVP to the Chair by August 24th. ---- For state/local guests requesting travel funding, guest request must be received by August 24th. ---- For self-funded guests, guest request must be received by September 3rd. -- Six new Drafts for Public Comment from the June 2018 meeting have been posted to the "Drafts for Public Comment" page (under "Documents"). Additional Drafts for Public Comment coming soon! ~ 7/25/2018 -- The four new Approved documents from the June 2018 meeting are now available on the "Current Documents" page (under "Documents"). ~ 7/11/2018

Membership

SWGDE is actively encouraging new membership! Learn about attending a meeting as a guest or applying for membership.

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Newest Publications

SWGDE's most recent published documents are:

SWGDE Best Practices for Computer Forensic Examination
SWGDE Best Practices for Digital Evidence Collection
SWGDE Best Practices for Image Authentication

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Provide Feedback

SWGDE seeks feedback from the DME community on our drafts for public comment:

SWGDE Best Practices for Mobile Device Evidence Collection, Preservation, and Acquisition
SWGDE Best Practices for Digital Forensic Video Analysis
SWGDE Best Practices for Portable GPS Devices

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Myth of the Day

Because digital images can be manipulated, they should not be admissible.

Category: All DME Myths

The integrity of digital images can be assured. There are methods that demonstrate digital file integrity including hashing functions, visual verification, digital signatures, written documentation, and checksums/cyclical redundancy checks. Additionally, experts may be capable of determining whether a digital image, film photograph, or film negative has been altered. When evidence is produced suggesting an alteration, experts can be used in an attempt to confirm or refute the assertion.

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