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January 30, 2009 |
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Product Focus
New Super DriveLock provides the “all in one” write-protect solution.Designed exclusively for Forensic data analysis applications, the new Super DriveLock by Intelligent Computer Solutions provides a hardware write-protect solution for securely acquiring, viewing or analyzing data from P-ATA, S-ATA, SCSI or USB drives in a single device. This compact, portable tool is designed to connect as “stand alone” to any computer through a high speed S-ATA or eSATA interface or it can be mounted in any available PC drive bay. Industry Calendar To submit an event, please email editors@DFInews.com. 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 April 27-29, 2009 eDiscovery San Francisco, CA May 17-20, 2009 CEIC 2009 Orlando, FL 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 26-30, 2009 Mobile Forensics World Chicago, IL May 31-June 3, 2009 Techno Security Conference Myrtle Beach, SC 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 October 23-24, 2009 A National Symposium on the Collection, Analysis and Legal Applications of Digital Evidence - The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law Pittsburgh, PA November 8-11, 2009 PFIC 2009 Park City, UT |
Three Years Undercover with the Identity ThievesSupervisory Special Agent J. Keith Mularski had gone deeper into the world of online computer fraud than any FBI agent before. Working with police agencies in Germany, the U.K., Turkey and other countries, he spearheaded a remarkable investigation that netted 59 arrests and prevented an estimated US$70 million in bank fraud before the FBI pulled the plug on Operation DarkMarket. Just Where Was That 'Missing' White House E-Mail?As Bush departs, a call for some answers about 'found' e-mail once thought to be lost. Crime Lab Backlog 'Too Long' for Crimes Against ChildrenHundreds of investigations of online child sexual exploitation and child pornography have been significantly delayed by backlogs at FBI cybercrime labs, according to a Justice Department report released Friday. cnn Ediscovery - Navigating Through the Digital MazeAllens Arthur Robinson director of applied legal technology Beth Patterson agrees that ediscovery is rapidly changing and there is an enormous amount of electronic data being created nowadays, particularly in emails. Payment Processor Breach May Be Largest EverHeartland called U.S. Secret Service and hired two breach forensics teams to investigate. US Court Rules on eDiscovery MetadataAccording to the U.S. digital investigation specialist Guidance Software, a recent court ruling has underscored the importance of preserving and maintaining file metadata throughout the eDiscovery process. Paraben Announces Device Seizure v3.0Device Seizure v3.0 has taken a leap forward in the processing of digital evidence from handheld devices with the addition of support for devices from two new cell phone manufacturers (Sanyo and Kyocera), CDMA physical acquisitions, SIM card cloning, Garmin GPS device physical acquisitions, and memory card acquisitions. Larry Daniel of Guardian Digital Forensics launches Talk Forensics Call-In Radio ShowTalk Forensics, an internet based radio talk show will feature forensic experts from all disciplines in a talk show and listener call in format. Houston Computer Forensics Expert Is Fresh Face in Old Profession – Reinvents Career as ‘New Age’ Private InvestigatorA Houston computer forensics expert has changed his career in a surprising way. Gary Huestis is now a licensed private investigator for the state of the Texas. Kroll Ontrack Enhances Award-Winning Review Tool to Better Empower E-Discovery Review TeamsOntrack Inview’s new capabilities allow users to have more control over their document review at each stage of the review lifecycle. Stephen W. St. Pierre Appointed as Senior Computer Forensic AnalystJurInnov Ltd. today announced the appointment of Stephen W. St. Pierre as a Senior Computer Forensic Analyst at the company’s headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. HBGary Unveils Windows Memory Investigation and Malware Analysis PlatformHBGary Responder Professional 1.3 fulfills many of the rigorous requirements that top computer incident responders, computer forensic investigators and malware analysts require. Overwriting Hard Drive DataOpinions on the required or desired number of passes to correctly overwrite (wipe) a Hard Disk Drive are controversial, and have remained so even with organizations such as NIST stating that only a single drive wipe pass is needed to delete data such that it can not be recovered (that is a wipe of the data). The $6 Million MistakeA recent court ruling shows how easy -- and expensive -- it can be to screw up the e-discovery process. A Mistaken Conviction Based on Digital Forensics – Part 1 – PretrialHow is it possible that someone can be convicted based on forensic evidence when they were not guilty? Let’s examine a modern day case where this occurred. |
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