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June 5, 2009 |
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The Electronic Crime Partnership InitiativeThe Electronic Crime Partnership Initiative (ECPI) was established by the NIJ to support and expand the capabilities of state and local law enforcement to prevent and combat electronic crime. The ECPI is comprised of electronic crime subject matter experts representing law enforcement, academia, and the private sector from across the country. ECPI brings these groups together to identify solutions to the challenges electronic crime and digital evidence present to law enforcement and prosecution. For more information on training and other ECPI projects, go to: Industry Calendar To submit an event, please email editors@DFInews.com. FEATURED EVENT September 20-25, 2009 Hacker Halted USA 2009 Miami, FL June 28-July 3, 2009 FIRST Kyoto Japan July 12-17, 2009 20th Annual ACFE Fraud Conference & Exhibition Las Vegas, NV 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 September 20-25, 2009 Hacker Halted USA 2009 Miami, FL 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 Forensics & Digital Investigations Conference Gaithersburg, MD November 8-11, 2009 PFIC 2009 Park City, UT |
Digital Steganalysis: Content Awareness on SteroidsContent awareness is getting a lot of buzz these days particularly in regards to eDiscovery tools, data leak prevention (DLP) tools, and other automated tools designed to prevent accidental, or malicious, disclosure of sensitive information or to discover information for legal proceedings. But sometimes these tools need an extra boost. MySpace Confession by Bank RobberJoseph Wade Northington, of Roanoke, Virginia, pled guilty to the armed robbery of a bank in North Augusta, South Carolina. He admitted to the robbery on his MySpace page. Some Ways to Prevent a Data Security Breach"Deploy network and system-level defenses," advised Inno Eroraha, president and chief forensics analyst at NetSecurity Corp., the Dulles-based computer forensics and security consulting firm. NACVA to Unveil Criminal Forensic Accounting MethodologyThe National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts plans to introduce a software-based civil and criminal forensic accounting methodology at its annual conference. Experts: Electronic Messages Never Really PrivateCell phones, instant messages and global positioning satellites are everywhere. But awareness that information sent over these devices is traceable doesn't seem to be. WiebeTech Answers Forensic Need with USB WriteBlockerThe USB WriteBlocker is the smallest forensic solution on the market to limit access on any USB Mass Storage device to read-only. Polaris Wireless Deploys First High-Accuracy Mass Intercept Location SolutionThe mass intercept solution can pinpoint the precise location of all mobile devices in a network to an accuracy within 50 meters, allowing intelligence agencies and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to locate millions of handsets in real time or for a period of time in the past. It’s All In the (SourceOne) FamilyEMC has introduced SourceOne, a new family of products and solutions for archiving, e-discovery and compliance aimed at helping companies centrally manage multiple content types in order to apply consistent retention, disposition and overall life cycle management. Logicube® Launches New Compact Forensic Data Capturing SolutionLogicube® Inc. debuted its completely re-designed Forensic Quest®, at the TechnoSecurity 2009 Conference and Expo in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this week. The New Intrusion Detection: Part 2The bottom line is that computer forensics methods and the new intrusion detection are bound to become increasingly intertwined. Electronic Discovery and Electronic Decisions Highlight Privacy Issues in LitigationE-discovery can and often does raise important privacy questions for counsel and clients. The Sedona Canada Principles Addressing Electronic Discovery [PDF] identify privacy as one of the non-monetary costs that should be considered in applying the concept of proportionality (Principle 2). Yet Another Smart Phone OS Coming UpNokia and Intel have just announced the oFono project. The oFono project is aimed at designing an open-source infrastructure for telephony (GSM/UMTS) applications. oFono is licensed under GPLv2 and it includes a high-level D-bus API for applications. Fending Off Attacks in CyberspaceThe administration plans to create a new military cybercommand that would be able to conduct offensive operations on enemy computers as well as defensive warfare, though those details were not unveiled. Does this approach adequately address holes that exist in cybersecurity? |
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