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Your weekly news source for professionals working in digital forensics. |
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January 16, 2009 |
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Product Focus
DiskCypher™ Protects Digital EvidenceIf your case involves digital data there is always a risk of evidence mishandling. What would you do if this critical data is lost or stolen? Introducing DiskCypher™, a hard drive encryption device that provides the most secure, cost effective and easy way to protect digital evidence in the field and during transport. DiskCypher™ encrypts data “on the fly” during the acquisition process, utilizes the NIST approved AES 192 algorithm and performs at SATA speeds. Industry Calendar To submit an event, please email editors@DFInews.com. January 19-21, 2009 e-Forensics 2009 Australia Jan 24 - Feb 1, 2009 Security West 2009 Las Vegas, NV January 25-28, 2009 IFIP WG Orlando, FL January 26-28, 2009 DOD Cyber Crime Conference St. Louis MO January 28, 2009 Strategic E-Discovery: Taking Steps to Avoid Litigation's Black Hole, Part 1. Webinar 12:00-2:00pm EST February 18, 2009 Strategic E-Discovery: Taking Steps to Avoid Litigation's Black Hole, Part 2. Webinar 12:00-2:00pm EST March 1-9, 2009 SANS 2009 Orlando, FL March 10-12, 2009 FOSE 2009 Washington, DC April 15-16 2009 8th Annual Security Conference Las Vegas, NV April 27-29, 2009 The Computer Forensics Show Washington, DC May 17-21, 2009 CSI SX 2009 Las Vegas, NV May 20-22, 2009 ADFSL Conference Burlington, VT www.digitalforensics-conference.org May 22, 2009 SADFE Oakland, CA May 31-June 3, 2009 Techno Security Conference Myrtle Beach, SC June 3-6, 2009 Mobile Forensics World Chicago, IL June 28-July 3, 2009 FIRST Kyoto Japan July 25-28, 2009 USA 2009 Black Hat Las Vegas, NV August 3-5, 2009 Computer Forensics Show San Jose , CA August 17-19, 2009 Digital Forensic Research Workshop Montreal, Canada August 23-26, 2009 2009 HTCIA International Training Conference Lake Tahoe, CA |
China Claims World's Largest Piracy BustThe Chinese state government has issued lengthy prison sentences after cracking what is believed to be the largest and most lucrative software piracy operation in the world. The operation was said to be based out of southern China with distribution to 36 countries on five continents. DOJ and NIJ Taking Applications for Digital Evidence Recovery TechnologyThe U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice is seeking applications for funding to research, develop, and demonstrate emerging electronic investigative/forensic and digital evidence recovery technology solutions for law enforcement agencies. Career Switching? Elementary, My Dear WatsonEmployment numbers are not broken out for digital forensics, but it may be that rare employment category on the rise in this economy. Proceedings of the 6th Australian Digital Forensics ConferenceTwenty-one papers are included in this pdf of over 200 pages. Topics include: iPhone forensics, an overview of mobile embedded memory types and forensics methodology, digital forensics and the legal system, validating digital evidence for legal argument, data hiding in windows executable files, along with may others. Police Set to Step up Hacking of Home PCsThe hacking is known as “remote searching.” It allows police or MI5 officers who may be hundreds of miles away to examine covertly the hard drive of someone’s PC at his home, office or hotel room. Wanted: 850 new FBI agentsDespite a bleak economic environment featuring wide-ranging layoffs and rising unemployment, the nation's premier law enforcement agency is touting "one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history." DHS, Microsoft, Others Release Top 25 Programming BlundersExperts from more than 30 international cybersecurity organizations, including the Department of Homeland Security and NSA unveiled the Top 25 list of most dangerous programming errors, which often are leveraged to conduct cybercrime. Access to Damaged SIM CardsGujarat Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) has acquired the technology of extracting information from damaged SIM cards for the first time in the country. In fact, the laboratory has already supported investigating agencies in three cases so far. 25% of Reported E-Discovery Opinions in 2008 Involved Sanctions IssuesAccording to the analysis, 13% of cases addressed preservation and spoliation issues, 12% involved computer forensics protocols and experts, 11% addressed admissibility and 7% of cases involved privilege considerations and waivers. Logicube Launches Digital Forensic Data Capture DeviceThe Forensic Dossier™ is the newest addition to Logicube's line of eForensics data capture solutions. Deloitte Forensic Center Studies: Financial Statement Frauds Lead to Stock Price DropsOf the 352 companies cited by the SEC for financial statement fraud from 2000 to 2007, 70 percent experienced a stock price decline and, of those, more than half experienced a decline of at least 50 percent, according to a new study from the Deloitte Forensic Center. FBI's 'Human Firewall' Warns of Computer CrimesShawn Henry is the head of investigating computer crimes for the FBI, and after he was introduced with that informal title, he talked about the breadth of the computer-crime problem facing the country and the world at a conference of many of the world's computer experts. Kount Adds Ecommerce Payment and Fraud Industry ExpertsTwo seasoned ecommerce payment and fraud industry experts, Jeremy Drzal and Bill Overton, have joined the Kount team. Video: David Pogue discusses mobile phone trends for 2009Esteemed technology columnist and “Missing Manuals” author David Pogue discusses trends for the mobile phone industry for 2009. This is definitely a must watch! Anatomy of an XSS AttackThe following is a first-person narrative, written from the perspective of an attacker utilizing crosssite scripting (XSS) methodology combined with phishing. XSS is an epidemic. Sadly, it is rarely given its due. |
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