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    Blood Damage
    Team VTO
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Blood Damage

    VTO has done extensive research on damaged devices, but to truly understand what law enforcement come upon at a gruesome crime scene, we...
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    Device Decontamination
    Team VTO
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Device Decontamination

    VTO Labs has created a proprietary process for the safe decontamination of electronic devices exposed to hazardous materials. Items that...
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    Webinar - Fire Damaged Devices
    Team VTO
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Webinar - Fire Damaged Devices

    In this webinar, Steve Watson and Matt Domanic of VTO Labs explore the impact of fire on digital evidence items. The webinar walks...
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    Dealing With Contaminated Digital Devices
    Team VTO
    • May 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dealing With Contaminated Digital Devices

    In the March-April 2021 issue of Evidence Magazine. VTO CEO explores the question, "Could evidence collected on crime scenes be...
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    Fire Damage Lab Research
    Team VTO
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Fire Damage Lab Research

    Following VTO Labs' experiments with a local fire department, VTO Forensics Lab Analyst Matt Domanic shows fire investigators the best...
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    Fire Damage Field Research
    Team VTO
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Fire Damage Field Research

    With the assistance of a local fire department, VTO Labs placed several devices (computers, laptops, and hard drives) in wooden...
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    DFRWS APAC Keynote
    Team VTO
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    DFRWS APAC Keynote

    VTO CEO Steve Watson gives the keynote presentation at this year's Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) Asia-Pacific Conference,...
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    VTO Labs Contaminated Device Transport Kit
    Team VTO
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    VTO Labs Contaminated Device Transport Kit

    Finally a solution to keep digital forensics examiners safe from devices that have been exposed to dangerous substances like fentanyl,...
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    VTO Tips & Tricks: White it out
    Team VTO
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    VTO Tips & Tricks: White it out

    What do you do when you can't quite make out the engraved characters on the chip you want to identify? Grab some white correction fluid!
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    What is underfill?
    Team VTO
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    What is underfill?

    Underfill is a type of liquid polymer applied to the printed circuit board (PCB) after it has been subjected to the reflow process. It...
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    VTO Tips & Tricks: Removing RF shields
    Team VTO
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    VTO Tips & Tricks: Removing RF shields

    Prying at a radio frequency (RF) or electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield using pliers or snips can damage the printed circuit board...
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    What is conformal coating?
    Team VTO
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    What is conformal coating?

    Conformal coating is a protective chemical coating that is applied to parts of or all of the topography of the printed circuit board...
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    VTO Tips & Tricks: Screen Before Teardown
    Team VTO
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    VTO Tips & Tricks: Screen Before Teardown

    It's a good idea to know all you can before beginning teardown of a device. An X-ray will provide lots of information before diving in.
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    Decontamination of Electronic Devices – narcotics, bloodborne pathogens, and viruses
    Team VTO
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Decontamination of Electronic Devices – narcotics, bloodborne pathogens, and viruses

    VTO Labs has created a proprietary process for the safe decontamination of electronic devices exposed to hazardous materials. Evidence...
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    Data Retrieval from an Unlikely Device – Satellite Connected Ocean Buoy
    Team VTO
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Data Retrieval from an Unlikely Device – Satellite Connected Ocean Buoy

    At VTO Labs, we are frequently engaged by organizations needing to retrieve data from unusual devices. In November 2019, an industry...
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    Data Recovered from Phone Submerged in Water for 5 YEARS
    Steve Watson
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Data Recovered from Phone Submerged in Water for 5 YEARS

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    New Video Series: Tips & Tricks
    Team VTO
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Video Series: Tips & Tricks

    What should you do if you find a device in water? Find out in our first VTO Tips & Tricks video.
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     Handling Evidence Exposed to Biohazardous Material
    Team VTO
    • Apr 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Handling Evidence Exposed to Biohazardous Material

    This presentation stemmed from our own investigation and lab practices on dealing with evidence that has been exposed to toxic and biohazard
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    Frozen Forensics: Exploring VTO’s radical new research on water damaged mobile devices
    Team VTO
    • Apr 8, 2020
    • 6 min

    Frozen Forensics: Exploring VTO’s radical new research on water damaged mobile devices

    Can data be retrieved from a smart phone that has been in a frozen pond? The forensic scientists at VTO Labs needed to find out.
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    A Mobile Phone Lost in a Boating Accident
    Team VTO
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Mobile Phone Lost in a Boating Accident

    "Our research shows that quite often, the data still exists on the chip even though the circuit board is severely damaged.” Watson said.
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