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Your weekly news source for professionals working in digital forensics. |
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September 18, 2009 |
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Product Focus
Introducing the New Forensic Quest® from Logicube®The Forensic Quest® is a forensic data capture solution that’s very affordable but doesn’t skimp on the high-end features forensic investigators need for data acquisition. The Quest provides capture and authentication at speeds approaching 6GB/min, built-in support for SATA and IDE and optional support for capture from SCSI and SAS drives. Contact Logicube today! Industry Calendar To submit an event, please email editors@DFInews.com.
September 20-25, 2009 Hacker Halted USA 2009 Miami, FL September 29, 2009 Computer & Mobile Phone Forensics Conference Towcester, Northants, UK Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2009 1st International ICST Conference on Digital Forensics & Cyber Crime (ICDF2C) Albany, NY October 13-14, 2009 SC World Congress Enterprise Data Security Conference and Expo New York, NY October 23-24, 2009 Evidence in the Information Age Pittsburgh, PA October 26-28, 2009 2009 Techno Forensics & Digital Investigations Conference Gaithersburg, MD November 8-11, 2009 PFIC 2009 Park City, UT December 6-8, 2009 China Computer Forensics Conference & Exhibition Beijing, China January 22-29, 2010 2010 DoD Cyber Crime Conference St. Louis, Missouri www.DoDCyberCrime.com March 1-5, 2010 RSA Conference San Francisco, CA March 23-24, 2010 GovSec and U.S. Law Conference Washington, DC May 24-27, 2010 CEIC Summerlin, NV |
Digital Evidence AnalysisThere are three essential tasks that an examiner performs during the analysis of evidentiary digital media: (1) creation of a forensic image; (2) creation of a forensic archive from the forensic image; and (3) exporting potential probative digital data related to the investigation. Three Simple Steps to Live Memory AcquisitionThe collection of live memory and other volatile data from running end points and servers is becoming essential in cyber crime investigations. Over the past 24 months we have been involved in the development of acquisition technologies funded under an NIJ research grant. The goals were simple; create a fast, reliable and fool proof method of collecting physical system memory and other volatile information from live running computers. I have broken the process down into three simple steps. Password Hackers Are Slippery To CollarServices like YourHackerz.com are active and plentiful, with clever names like "piratecrackers.com" and "hackmail.net." They boast of having little trouble hacking into such Web-based e-mail systems as AOL, Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook, and Hotmail, and they advertise openly. Canadian Bill Proposes Vast Government Control over Digital EvidenceCanada's privacy commissioners and enforcement officials, passed on Thursday a resolution seeking the right balance between protection of individual privacy and the needs of government as Ottawa seeks broader powers to secure digital evidence. The Black Art of Digital ForensicsWhat makes a good digital forensics specialist? Here’s a look at some of the latest applications and how the forensic investigator’s role has evolved in order to comply with changing customer priorities. Boulder ID Theft Summit: Fighting Crime Bit by BytePolice pulling someone over these days must look for more than a handgun or a knife hidden underneath the driver's seat; criminals now use laptop computers and magnetic card encoders. That was the sobering message during an identity theft summit at Boulder police headquarters. University Research Exposes Potential Vulnerabilities in Cloud ComputingUsers of cloud computing infrastructures should be aware that their sensitive data could be potentially leaked, a group of university researchers say. GovSec, U.S. Law Announces Specialized Digital Forensics ExhibitionGovSec, U.S. Law, has added “Focus on Digital Forensics” to its 2010 exhibition on March 23-24, 2010 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This special section of the show will focus on technology and solutions that support investigations into terrorism, cyber crime, espionage, and other criminal activity. AccessData and LTU technologies Announce Joint PartnershipAccessData has enhanced its computer forensic technology with automated image recognition and search capabilities from LTU technologies. Avansic Debuts E-Discovery ProductsAvansic announces two new electronic discovery products. This Web-based software targets an increasing headache to the legal community: federal rule changes and judicial opinions raising the bar on e-document retrieval and review. Best Practices in Digital Evidence CollectionEvidence handling is clearly one of the most important aspects in the expanding field of computer forensics. The never-ending innovation in technologies tends to keep best practices in constant flux in effort to meet industry needs. Cyber Crooks Target Public & Private SchoolsA gang of organized cyber criminals that has stolen millions from businesses across the United States over the past month appears to have turned its sights on public schools and universities. A Smackrel of Forensics Honey…To me, the successful analyst/forensic expert, whatever their hat may be, must be first and foremost a successful knowledge integrator. They have to understand what tools they have at their disposal and what data the system is/is-not capable of providing. |
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