Worm Solves Gmail's CAPTCHA, Creates Fake Accounts

A Vietnamese security company has detected what it believes is a new worm that thwarts Google's security protections in order to register new dummy Gmail accounts from which to send spam.

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New Mississippi Cyber Crime Unit Targets Pornography

A new law is in effect which gives Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood power to arrest and prosecute internet predators through the Cyber Crime Unit in his office. A new software tool—which, according to Hood, is more precise than DNA testing—now identifies and tracks internet downloads of child pornographic materials.

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Boston College Senior Fights Seizure of His Computer

A senior at Boston College is locked in a legal battle after authorities confiscated his computer, cellphone, and iPod as part of an investigation into alleged computer fraud. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco nonprofit group that pursues high-profile legal cases involving civil liberties and the Internet, has gone to court on Calixte's behalf.

the boston globe

Digital Forensics: Take the Right Approach

Over recent years, thanks mainly to rapid advances in Internet, computing, and telecommunications technology, we have seen the emergence of more open and flexible working environments. The increased use of IT systems provides new opportunities for individuals to exploit weaknesses within an organization’s control environment.

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Professor Pens Book About Cyberspace: The New Battlefield

Susan Brenner isn’t worried about the lone hacker creating a little havoc, she worries about nontraditional warfare waged by terrorists using computers as weapons. In her newly published book, Cyberthreats: The Emerging Fault Lines of the Nation State, Brenner, who's conducted cybercrimes training for the U.S. Secret Service, predicts cyberspace will become the new battlefield.

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Forensic Innovations Detects Encrypted Files Intentionally Hidden From Computer Forensics Tools

Forensic Innovations' File Identification Technology now identifies 3,312 file types, including the elusive TrueCrypt. Until now, encrypted data could be hidden by appearing as random data. Computer Forensics tools might see the files, but dismiss them as unknown/unimportant data.

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SecureState Adds Practice Lead for Forensic Technology Services

SecureState is pleased to announce they have added a new resource: David E. Sems, Forensic technology Services Practice Lead. Sems has more than 11 years experience in computer forensics and electronic discovery, practicing in 12 countries within Europe and North America.

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Forensic Pathways Led High-Tech Crime Detection at European Conference

Richard Leary, managing director of Tamworth-based Forensic Pathways demonstrated how advanced computer science can speed up and improve police investigation and the assurance of public safety at the International Association of Chief Police Officers European Executive Policing Conference in Estonia last week.

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WetStone Unveils USLATT Technology at NIJ Applied Technologies Conference

WetStone and NIJ have been working on the development of the U3 USB investigation solution providing state and local law enforcement the ability to acquire highly volatile evidence from running computer systems. This new device will be available to U.S. state and local law enforcement in September with field trials beginning this May.

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If a Security Vendor Breaks Into a Malicious Site, Is It Hacking?

Is it okay for security researchers and vendors to break into a site, however good the justification might be, without some sort of legal oversight or permission?

computer world

Tracking and Stopping Web Site IFRAME Code Injection

Earlier in the day, I was presented with an opportunity to practice my own IT security skills. Below, I’ll explain what happened to my client, how an employee of mine and I found the source of the problem, and what we did to fix it.

joetech.com

Forensic Imaging Tools

The US National Institute of Justice has produced a series of reports based on extensive, repeatable, scientific trials on forensic imaging tools (conducted by NIST). Tools tested include. Linen, FTK Imager, EnCase, and Paraben Device Seizure. The results are below.

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Hollywood and RealNetworks in Court Over RealDVD Ripping Software

RealNetworks’ RealDVD, which allows a user to “rip” a DVD to their hard drive, is about to see its day in court. In October, 2008, the company temporarily stopped selling the software due to an injunction filed by six Hollywood studios. Rick Hodgin shares his solution to the piracy dilemma.

geek.com