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Patrice Galvin, Editor pgalvin@DFInews.com
Cloning vs. Crawling in Evolution of E-Discovery
By Damon Hacker
To avoid getting a case needlessly sidetracked by discovery disputes, organizations are evaluating the best way to preserve and produce information stored on electronic devices. As a result organizations are evolving from a traditional “crawl” method of finding evidence to a more efficient, comprehensive, and less expensive “cloning” process.
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Year in Review: Courts Unsympathetic to Electronic Discovery Ignorance or Misconduct
Kroll Ontrack® announced its analysis of the reported electronic discovery opinions and top five most significant discovery cases in 2008.
trading markets
Delaware County Receives Funds For Computer Forensics Training
Training will be provided to those in law enforcement and to computer savvy members of the business community who address the growing incidents of computer fraud and associated crimes.
journal register
DoD Cyber Crime Conference Announces Keynote Speakers
DC3 Special Agent Shawn Henry, Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division, William Yurek, Senior Counsel CIPS, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice are among the distinguished keynote speakers participating in the 8th Annual DoD Cyber Crime Conference.
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Carnegie Mellon CyLab survey unveils major gap
Study looks at way US boards and CEOs manage risk.
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SADFE 2009 Call for Papers
The SADFE International Workshop, May 21, 2009, Oakland, CA, USA, promotes systematic approaches to computer investigations, by furthering the advancement of digital forensic engineering as a disciplined practice.
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Publishers Secure Victory Against International Digital Pirates
The infringer went to elaborate lengths to conceal his identity, including using generic e-mail addresses, hiring a student in Europe to help process payments, and engaging an employee at the Vietnamese postal service to ensure delivery of the materials without detection.
wall street journal
Computer techs download private investigation drama
Late last month, the Texas Private Security Board refused for a second time to adopt language that proponents say would make clear that technicians who perform routine repair and maintenance on computers do not need a private investigator’s license.
houston business journal
Fracas over FBI team equipment
MUMBAI: Sources in the joint Mumbai Police-Intelligence Bureau investigation team, probing last week’s terror attack, said there was no substance in reports that the terrorists had communicated with their command headquarters in Pakistan using mobile phones.
the hindu
Ralph Losey reviews George Paul's Book "Foundations of Digital Evidence"
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Through the Looking Glass Darkly
Midnight approaches, and there goes one more day spent watching my counterparts for the other side make forensically sound duplicates of the defendant’s data. All their data.
By Craig Ball
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E-Discovery in the Next Decade: Finding a Way Out of Purgatory
A great keynote speech was delivered by Ken Withers to this year’s Georgetown Law Center 5th Annual Advanced E-Discovery Institute Program.
By Mark Reichenbach
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The Importance of Vocabulary
Over the past few days, a discussion has been forming on the GCFA mailing list regarding the use of the word evidence.
By Michael Cloppert
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