VTO has done extensive research on damaged devices, but to truly understand what law enforcement come upon at a gruesome crime scene, we...

In this webinar, Steve Watson and Matt Domanic of VTO Labs explore the impact of fire on digital evidence items. The webinar walks...

In the March-April 2021 issue of Evidence Magazine. VTO CEO explores the question, "Could evidence collected on crime scenes be...

Following VTO Labs' experiments with a local fire department, VTO Forensics Lab Analyst Matt Domanic shows fire investigators the best...

With the assistance of a local fire department, VTO Labs placed several devices (computers, laptops, and hard drives) in wooden...

VTO CEO Steve Watson gives the keynote presentation at this year's Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) Asia-Pacific Conference,...

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!

Underfill is a type of liquid polymer applied to the printed circuit board (PCB) after it has been subjected to the reflow process. It...

Prying at a radio frequency (RF) or electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield using pliers or snips can damage the printed circuit board...

Conformal coating is a protective chemical coating that is applied to parts of or all of the topography of the printed circuit board...

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.

VTO Labs has created a proprietary process for the safe decontamination of electronic devices exposed to hazardous materials. Evidence...

At VTO Labs, we are frequently engaged by organizations needing to retrieve data from unusual devices. In November 2019, an industry...

What should you do if you find a device in water? Find out in our first VTO Tips & Tricks video.

This presentation stemmed from our own investigation and lab practices on dealing with evidence that has been exposed to toxic and biohazard

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.

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

VTO Labs conducts leading research in the area of damaged devices. We have experience retrieving data from devices exposed to all manner of