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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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Team VTO
- May 31, 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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Team VTO
- May 3, 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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Team VTO
- Mar 17, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Team VTO
- Jul 21, 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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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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Steve Watson
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
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Team VTO
- Jun 8, 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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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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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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Team VTO
- Mar 16, 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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Team VTO
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
Video - Damaged Devices Research
VTO Labs conducts leading research in the area of damaged devices. We have experience retrieving data from devices exposed to all manner of
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