Paraben Digital Investigation Innovations
E3 Forensic Platform. Zandra AI. Investigations training.
End-to-end solutions for digital investigators from a woman-owned company that has been solving hard evidence problems since 1999.

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Established 1999, woman-owned business
Since 1999 Paraben Corporation has been driven by one mission: problem solving. We began with consumer issues and, under the leadership of Amber Schroader, pivoted to digital investigations, pioneering solutions for complex technology challenges across mobile devices, IoT, gaming devices and email processing.
Paraben has always been about finding the needle in the haystack through innovative technology. Our skilled team, advanced technology and deep expertise give us an edge in data investigations.
Founder and CEO Amber Schroader brings 37 years of experience creating technology to extract digital evidence from hard drives, email, handhelds and mobile devices, all showcased in the E3 Forensic Platform. She is also a renowned educator who has developed courses in computer, wireless, mobile, email and network forensics, delivers keynotes worldwide and has appeared in national and international media, including NBC Nightly News. Away from work she enjoys practical skills, culinary creation and all things sci-fi.
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Innovation timeline
Paraben is founded. The name was inspired by the back of a shampoo bottle.
First tool to process mobile devices in digital forensics.
First tool to handle email network archives.
First imaging of mobiles from direct chip reads.
Processing instant messaging from native archives; StrongHold Faraday Bag patent filed.
First annual PFIC event; support for iOS devices.
First Android rooting in digital forensics.
Data triage imaging and processing for computers.
First support for IoT devices in digital forensics.
First cloud data integration into digital forensics capture.
First unified interface tool for digital forensics.
Android Activity Timeline.
Multiple simultaneous device acquisition.
Remote computer collections in the primary tool.
First tool to support gaming forensics.
First integrated OSINT capabilities in a digital investigations platform.
Oculus support for metaverse-related data.
Steam cloud data collection.
Zandra AI, the first AI designed to think like a digital investigator.
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Policies and agreements
Paraben is deeply committed to protecting your privacy. Review our privacy policy, end user license agreement, return policy and accessibility conformance. If you discover a potential vulnerability in a Paraben product, follow the submission guidelines in our vulnerability disclosure policy.
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Newsroom
Press releases
Company announcements, product launches and partnership news from Paraben Corporation.
- April 3, 2026Paraben Corporation Unveils E3 Platform Dilithium Version 4.5 with Major Speed and Accuracy Enhancements
- October 31, 2025Paraben Unveils Zandra AI 1.5: Augmented Intelligence to Transform Digital Forensics (DFIR)
- August 25, 2025E3 Forensic Platform Version 4.4, Featuring New Passware Integration and Enhancements for Relativity export, and new iCloud Capabilities
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