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February 20, 2009 |
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Product Focus
The Future of Digital Forensic Technology is Here!The Forensic Dossier™ from Logicube® is the fastest data capture solution on the market today; capture and authenticate at speeds approaching 6GB/min. The Dossier captures data from one or two suspect drives to one or two evidence drives and provides built-in support for SATA/IDE hard drives, flash media devices and a RAID pair. Designed to meet the complex challenges of digital forensic investigations, the Dossier uses the highest levels of authentication computing MD5 and SHA-256 hash concurrently. Industry Calendar To submit an event, please email editors@DFInews.com. 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 13-14, 2009 Third International Workshop on Computational Forensics The Hague, The Netherlands 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 |
Appropriate Standards and Controls in Computer ForensicsWhat would be considered appropriate standards and controls for a Computer Forensics examiner to use? To date, a number of methods or practices have been developed, all relying upon MD5 hashing. Each is described below along with a discussion of its applicability. Other methods and practices may exist. Lack of Collaboration Between IT & Legal Hinders E-DiscoveryLegal departments and IT departments are not collaborating as much as they should, according to a survey of 250 senior IT managers. Geeks.com Agrees to Security Audits in Wake of Data BreachThe operator of the Geeks.com Web site will submit to five outside security audits over the next 10 years as part of a data-breach settlement deal with the Federal Trade Commission, which found that the online retailer had failed to adequately protect its customer data prior to the breach. Russia Becomes the World Leader in the Production of Internet SpamLast year, the Russian Federation led the countries of the world as the source of spam messages that are filling up email boxes everywhere, just one of the ways in which computer operators in that country represent a threat to the users of the world wide web, according to the annual report of a leading Russian Internet monitoring organization. i365 Releases Managed Search ServiceThe release of a flagship E-Discovery search and discovery product, has been launched by protection, retention management, and discovery of electronic information provider, i365.com, Inc., A Seagate Company. Is Confidential Information Being Sold on eBay?A study conducted by Kessler International, a world leader specializing in computer forensics, determined that over 40% of the hard drives listed for sale on eBay still contain personal, private, and sensitive information otherwise thought to be erased. Fios Celebrates 10 Years in e-Discovery MarketThe 2008 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey had named Fios “Top 5” provider for its overall services and data processing capacity. Moreover, Fios Prevail®, company hosted review platform, has continuously been recognized as an award-winning platform for e-discovery review. Law Professor Pens a New Book about the Next Battlefield — Cyberspace"At some point, we'll see terrorists begin to use cybercrime for their own purposes," said Brenner, NCR professor of law and technology at UDSL and an internationally renowned, prolific scholar in the emerging field. A Sour NoteInternet Music Exchange Website Faces E-Discovery Sanctions for Failure to Preserve “Transitory” Electronically Discoverable Information. eLesson Learned: Additional action is necessary to preserve all relevant electronically stored information that relates to pending litigation. The Long, Electronic Arm of the LawSupporting e-discovery is an issue that many system administrators will face at some point, and some organizations have specialized admins who support archiving and e-discovery full-time. There are actually several parts to the e-discovery process, some of which are normally beyond the responsibility of a storage admin, but which IT groups should be aware of. Data Breach Notification Law FailIf you haven’t read the news, then I suggest you take a quick look at what happened to RBS Worldpay back in early November 2008. I see three challenges here… Should We Make the Possession of Malware a Crime?In the U.S., it is a federal crime to use malware to intentionally cause "damage without authorization" to a computer that is used in a manner that affects interstate or foreign commerce. 18 U.S. Code §§ 1030(a)(5)(A) & 1030(e)(2). Most, if not all, U.S. states outlaw the use of malware to cause damage, as do many countries. |
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