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December 5, 2008

Product Focus

CellDEK®

The Logicube® CellDEK® is an integrated portable cell phone and PDA data extraction kit. Capturing forensic data from cell phones and PDAs (including Blackberries and TomTom Satellite Navigation Systems) in less than 5 minutes, this easy to use solution provides support for over 1200 handsets. The CellDEK® features a rugged case with a built-in touch screen for field and lab data extraction and offers intuitive, self-selecting adapters to quickly light up to match to the phone or PDA.
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Industry Calendar

To submit an event, please email editors@DFInews.com.

December 9-10, 2009

SC World Congress

NY, NY

scworldcongress.com

January 19-21, 2009

e-Forensics 2009

Australia

www.e-forensics.eu

January 25-28, 2009

IFIG WG

Orlando, FL

www.ifip119.org

January 26-28, 2009

DOD Cyber Crime Conference

St. Louis MO

dodcybercrime.com/9cc/

March 10-12, 2009

FOSE 2009

Washington, DC

www.fose.com

April 15-16 2009

8th Annual Security Conference

Las Vegas, NV

security-conference.org

April 27-29, 2009

The Computer Forensics Show

Washington, DC

computerforensicshow.com

May 17-21, 2009

CSI SX 2009

Las Vegas, NV

www.csisx.com

May 20-22, 2009

ADFSL Conference

Burlington, VT

www.digitalforensics-conference.org

May 22, 2009

SADFE

Oakland, CA

conf.ncku.edu.tw/sadfe/

May 31-June 3, 2009

Techno Security Conference

Myrtle Beach, SC

www.techsec.com

June 3-6, 2009

Mobile Forensics World

Chicago, IL

mobileforensicsworld.com

June 28-July 3, 2009

FIRST Kyoto Japan

www.first.org/events/first

July 25-28, 2009

USA 2009 Black Hat

Las Vegas, NV

www.blackhat.com

August 3-5, 2009

Computer Forensics Show

San Jose , CA

computerforensicshow.com

August 17-19, 2009

Digital Forensic Research Workshop

Montreal, Canada

www.dfrws.org

 

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Feature Article

Cloning vs. Crawling in Evolution of E-Discovery

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.

In the News

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.

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.

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.

Carnegie Mellon CyLab survey unveils major gap

Study looks at way US boards and CEOs manage risk.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the Blogs

Ralph Losey reviews George Paul's Book "Foundations of Digital Evidence"

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.

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.

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.

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