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March 13, 2009 |
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A New Age in Forensic ImagingImagine the ability to forensically capture data from up to 10 Suspect SAS, SATA or IDE drives to 10 Evidence drives, utilize LinuxDD or Single Capture Copy modes and provide hash verification with MD5, SHA-1 or SHA-2 at speeds exceeding 6 GB per minute!... now imagine doing it all with the ability to remotely monitor and control forensic imaging from a securely networked PC and with minimal user interaction. Rapid Image Forensic MultiDrive Duplicators by ICS. Industry Calendar To submit an event, please email editors@DFInews.com. April 13-15, 2009 Cell Phone Forensics I 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 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 July 7-9, 2009 Cell Phone Forensics II Washington, DC 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 October 26-28, 2009 2009 Techno Forensic Conference Gaithersburg, MD November 8-11, 2009 PFIC 2009 Park City, UT |
Police Need Private-sector Help on CybercrimeSecurity firm McAfee claims the police need assistance from the private sector in tackling cybercrime. The company was speaking to PC Pro as it announced grants of $110,000 to help educate police, lawyers and the judiciary about e-crime. McAfee launched its global Initiative to Fight Cybercrime last October, and the company says police need help in tackling the growing problem from the industry. Visual Computer Forensic AnalysisResearchers Greg Conti and Erik Dean from the United States Military Academy, West Point, adapted a new concept to computer forensics: visualization. The researchers demonstrated how visual computer forensic methods can dramatically reduce the time it takes to review files. Germany Ratifies Cybercrime TreatyThe Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime, which sets guidelines for laws and procedures for dealing with Internet crime, was adopted in 2001. Countries can sign the treaty, which indicates their willingness to comply, and then can ratify it after their laws have been modified. iPhone Forensics Expert Creates AMBER Alert App for iPhoneZdziarski often assists law enforcement agencies—at no cost—in forensic examinations of iPhones or iPod touches for a variety of cases. "Unfortunately, a large percentage of these cases involve crimes against children, which can start eating at your soul after a while," Zdziarsky told Ars. He wanted to do something about it, "which is how the idea for a GPS-based AMBER Alert system came to mind," he said. Reported Raids on Federal Computer Data SoarReported cyberattacks on U.S. government computer networks climbed 40% last year, federal records show, and more infiltrators are trying to plant malicious software they could use to control or steal sensitive data. Cyber Threats 101To get a better grasp on technological threats, military officers, agency heads and government contracting executives have found one of the Defense Department's best-kept secrets: the National Defense University. DFCB Accepting Candidates for Professional CertificationsThe Digital Forensics Certification Board (DFCB) officially launched its highly anticipated certification program that offers two levels of professional designations. As part of the Board's certification launch, candidates may apply through the DFCB's limited "Founders Process." WetStone/Allen Cyber Chief Addresses Council of EuropeChet Hosmer, WetStone/Allen Chief Scientist addressed the council of Europe on key cybercrime technical and training challenges. HBGary Unveils Technology to Detect and Gather Intelligence on MalwareDigital DNA detects advanced computer security threats within computer memory without relying on information provided by the computer's operating system. Microsoft Supports Building a Network of Cybercrime Investigation CentresResponding to increasing growth in cybercrime, Microsoft is demanding that governmental organizations, educational institutions and members of the private IT sector step up their game and move to a new level of coordination and integration. Lumension Releases Annual Cybersecurity ReportThe research, conducted by network security and computer forensics veteran Paul Henry, looks back at the 552 data breaches of 2008, analyzing the root cause providing insight on how the 5.9 million records that were exposed could have been protected. Using RegRipper for Malware DetectionSometimes during post-mortem analysis (or during incident response using F-Response) the question you may be faced with or that may be peripheral to your analysis is, was the system infected with some kind of malware? E-Discovery Update: Revisiting ESI Agreements and Court OrdersUnder the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, litigants must meet early in a dispute to discuss the scope of discovery and to hopefully reach agreement on how best to proceed with the discovery of potentially relevant electronically stored information. CourtoonsDaily legal cartoons - "If discovery requests called for the initial response." Interview with the Developers of HighlighterThis show we have an interview with the developers of Highlighter, a new log analysis tool, Jed Mitten - Senior Consultant and Jason Luttgens - Principal Consultant from Mandiant. CMIS Continues To Gain MomentumUp to this point there's been a tremendous amount of excitement surrounding the proposed Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS), but it takes a lot of work to take something from the proposal stage into something more concrete. Breaking News: Corporations hate when e-Discovery Companies a) Lie to them, b) OverchargeI attended a CLE recently that dealt with the topic du jour — e-discovery. I must admit this particular program was pretty good, however. At the end of one of the panels someone asked the question, “What are some of your pet peeves?” The list was insightful so I thought I’d share the panelists’ thoughts: |
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