Forensic Audio: Myths, Promises, and Realities

By Kent Gibson

If only it were true, as the televised CSI seems to promise, that any audio recording could be made intelligible with a little bing from a computer. The realities of forensic audio may surprise you—amazing things are possible, but not all things.

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Times Are Changing: Electronic Evidence Is Different

Love it or hate it, electronically stored information (ESI) is becoming a major factor in courtrooms all across our country. Rule changes are now commonplace and are helping the legal system catch up with our exploding digital society.

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Malware Infiltrates State Computer: FBI, Forensics Firm Investigating Intrusion

The FBI is helping investigate the release of "malware" onto a state employee's desktop computer and a Department of Health server, a state spokeswoman said. The state is paying a forensics firm $29,000 to "determine the extent of the intrusion.”

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Judges Study Computer-Generated Evidence

The National Computer Forensics Institute presented a four-day seminar on the use of computer-generated evidence in both civil and criminal cases for 24 judges from around the country. Judges studied the processes of digital information storage, exchange, and retrieval.

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Inside the RSA Cybercrime War Room

At RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Centre (AFCC) in Herzelia, Israel, more than 100 staff work to detect, dissect and block phishing sites and Trojan attacks 24 hours per day. Check out Silicon.com’s photo tour.

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Guardian Digital Forensics to Publish Drive Prophet

Guardian Digital Forensics announces the release of Drive Prophet Professional, Forensic Edition. Drive Prophet is an advanced information collection software that can be used for incident response, corporate investigations, and on-site triage of computers by law enforcement.

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Precision Discovery Launches The Case Dashboard

Precision Discover announced The Case Dashboard, a new web-based portal that allows clients to control the life cycle of a case by providing access to current data such as processing and document review progress reports, document coding statistics, reviewer productivity, and budgeting.

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AccessData Introduces SilentRunner Sentinel

AccessData announced the release of SilentRunner Sentinel, a next generation network forensics solution engineered to deliver large-scale security functionality. The SilentRunner Sentinel enables collection at full gigabit network speed.

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Susteen Inc. Announces New Secure View 2 with svProbe

Susteen, Inc. announced Secure View 2 with svProbe, a comprehensive forensics solution which enables law enforcement and corporate security consultants to acquire, analyze, and report cell phone data.

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All Forensic Investigators Are Not Created Equal

By John Sawyer

I've always had a predilection toward incident response and forensics — it gives me a rush. While some of us love it, others just do it because it's a J-O-B. What I've noticed during the last year is that there is a distinct separation in the forensic community in skills and focus.

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Computer Forensics is Different for Police and Other Law Enforcement

By Steve Burgess

Computer forensics practices and procedures can diverge significantly depending upon whether the investigation is criminal or civil litigation. Standards for data collection evidence can be different, as can the process of data collection and imaging.

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CSI, Jaws, and Digital Forensics

I was at this year's ACPO conference in Manchester, UK, to launch Dell's digital forensics solution, which I believe will truly transform the digital forensics analysis process. Instead of saving suspect evidence on individual PCs, analysts can save time by storing the evidence directly in the data centre.

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