The DFRWS 2023 challenge (The Troubled Elevator) takes a deep dive into the domain of Industrial Control Systems (ICS), specifically focusing on programmable logic controllers (PLC). This challenge aims to provide deeper insights into ICS network traffic analysis and device memory in a real-world scenario.

Papers and Presentations from the DFRWS Conferences

The DFRWS 2017 challenge (extended into 2018) is about Internet of Things (IoT), defined generally to include network and Internet connected devices usually for the purpose of monitoring and automation tasks. Consumer-grade “Smart” devices are increasing in popularity and scope. These devices and the data they collect are potentially interesting…

MEMORY ANALYSIS was one of the primary themes of DFRWS 2005. In an effort to motivate discourse, research and tool development in this area, the Organizing Committee created the intrusion/intellectual property theft scenario detailed below. This memory challenge was open to all, and team efforts were encouraged.

The results of existing file carving tools typically contain many false positives. An investigator must test each of the extracted files by opening them in an application that supports the file type. The goal of the DFRWS 2006 Forensics Challenge was to design and develop file carving algorithms that identify more files and reduce the number of …

The DFRWS 2018 challenge (extended into 2019) is the second in a series of challenges dealing with Internet of Things (IoT). IoT is defined generally to include network and Internet connected devices usually for the purpose of monitoring and automation tasks. Consumer-grade “Smart” devices are increasing in popularity and scope. These devices an…

The DFRWS 2009 Challenge focused on the development of tools and techniques for analyzing Playstation 3’s (PS3s). The Playstation 3 is a powerful, Cell processor-based system that can run both its native OS (which has significant DRM features that also thwart forensic investigation) and modern versions of Linux. This challenge focused on the Lin…

Scenario, materials, and results from the 2015 DFRWS Forensics Challenge

2012 and 2013 challenges aimed to raise the state of the art in digital forensic practice by providing an open public venue for a best-of-breed competition. We challenge competitors to develop the fastest and most accurate data block classifier.