February 02, 2012 The computer forensics field is expected to grow by double digits with the increasing demand for cybersecurity from public and private entities.
February 01, 2012 The January 17th Product Showcase headline for the Belkasoft product should have read “Belkasoft Evidence Center 2012.” DFI News regrets the error.
February 01, 2012 A federal judge has ordered a woman to provide an unencrypted version of her laptop's hard drive in a ruling that raises the question of whether turning over a password amounts to self-incrimination.
January 27, 2012 The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the police violated the Constitution when they placed a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car and monitored its movements for 28 days.
January 26, 2012 McCann E-Investigations, a Texas-based computer forensics and private investigative firm, has expanded its computer forensics capabilities to meet digital debugging demands.
January 26, 2012 The latest high-profile copyright infringement case, against Grooveshark, centers on some unusual and controversial evidence: a pair of anonymous blog comments.
January 23, 2012 The FBI closed down the file-sharing site Megaupload, charging seven individuals and two corporations with operating a $175 million international business based on digital piracy.
January 20, 2012 The high-profile murder case, in which Chad Gurney was convicted of killing and mutilating his girlfriend, provides the latest window into the still-evolving debate over computer forensics in criminal justice.
January 19, 2012 The U.S. Defense Department's National Security Agency (NSA) has released a security-hardened version of Google's mobile OS, Android, based on SELinux.
January 18, 2012 Whilst a key driver to date for the use of digital forensics has been law enforcement, organizations are increasingly recognizing the role of forensics expertise for ensuring data protection.
January 11, 2012 Mumbai Police, in continuation with their investigation into the multi-million Rupee Speak Asia scam, have sent the company’s computers, hard disks, laptops, and other evidence to a forensic laboratory for analysis.
January 11, 2012 Prosecutors in Denver are seeking a court order forcing the defendant in a bank-fraud case to unlock her computer in order to obtain files they would use to try to convict her.
January 10, 2012 The NIST Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is seeking to fund proposals that address specific challenges in the fields of information technology and cybersecurity.
January 09, 2012 Entering only 17 days before the yearlong competition closed, the Anne Arundel Community College cyber forensics team won first place in the DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge.
January 05, 2012 Hackers broke into Lady Gaga's Facebook page and placed an offer for a free customized iPad to approximately 45 million fans on her network.
January 04, 2012 The Chinese government is cracking down on cyber thieves seeking to steal online banking details by ensuring that the Websites of legitimate banks appear at the top of search results.
January 03, 2012 With an increasingly popular series of classes in digital forensics, Marshall University is training a new generation of students to keep up with this new generation of crime.
January 02, 2012 The HTCIA, a professional group of law enforcement, private investigators, and corporate security professionals, has joined the CDFS as an Organizational Member.
December 16, 2011 The acceleration of financial crimes on the Internet is stretching Minnesota's police agencies to their limits. Often short of resources for extensive online investigations, police agencies are pooling resources.
December 15, 2011 The New Mexico Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory has officially opened on the University of New Mexico; its services are available to every law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in New Mexico.
December 14, 2011 Cellebrite has rejected claims in the recent WikiLeaks "Spy Files" exposé that it is among companies that develop and supply equipment to governments and dictators "to spy on their citizens via mobile devices and computers."
December 13, 2011 Stroz Friedberg, LLC announces the opening of a new office and digital forensics laboratory in Seattle, which will offer digital forensics, electronic discovery, data breach, cybercrime response, and business intelligence services.
December 09, 2011 Earlier this month, Wikileaks revealed what it has dubbed “the Spy Files,” a collection of 287 documents that include information about companies that provide different types of surveillance methods including cell phone forensics, spyware, and Wifi interceptions.
December 07, 2011 Leaders of the House intelligence committee have crafted bipartisan legislation aimed at fostering the exchange of online information between the private sector and the government to better protect commercial computer networks from cyberattacks.
