Don’t Cry over Spilt COFEE

By Rebecca Waters

Microsoft’s Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor, or COFEE—a free tool released to law enforcement to facilitate forensic evidence retrieval by untrained first responders—has been leaked online. Professional consensus is that the leak is not as significant as its hype.

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Federal Officers Use PS3 to Catch Child Pornographers

For most Playstation 3 users, the criminals they catch and the victims they save are just pixilated simulations on a TV screen. But some federal officers are using the gaming console to protect children and catch predators in real life.

axcess news

I’m Innocent. Just Check My Status on Facebook

With more people revealing the details of their lives online, sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are providing evidence in legal battles. Now a Facebook update has been used as alibi evidence.

the new york times

Child Pornography Fight Gets New Weapons

An increasing number of arrests in Louisiana and nationwide result from breakthroughs in software that can monitor the digital-age trafficking of images depicting child sexual exploitation and rape.

the times-picayune

Network Forensics and Digital Time Travel

Capturing, storing, and analyzing network traffic using network forensics can let administrators turn back the clock to perform post-attack analysis for security exploits.

technewsworld

Paraben Forensic Innovation Conference Raises the Bar

The second annual Paraben Forensic Innovation Conference held last week in Park City, Utah, was an overwhelming success, with excellent speakers and a charity Casino Night raising money for Hackers for Charity.

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Team Cymru Launches Free Tool to Help With Cyber Crime Investigations

Team Cymru's Botnet Analysis and Tactical Tool for Law Enforcement has been providing police with information on botnet command and control servers for over a year. The tool was massively expanded to include phishing sites and malware download locations, making it the largest free repository of data for law enforcement of its kind.

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Dell Enhances Its Digital Forensics Solution With EnCase

Dell announced today that Guidance Software’s computer forensics solution EnCase Forensic has been certified to work on Dell's Digital Forensics solution. The two companies will also work together to bring the Digital Forensics solution to their key customers globally.

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Oxygen Forensic Suite 2010 Introduces Support for Android Devices

Oxygen Software announces Oxygen Forensic Suite 2010, the versatile tool for forensic extraction of data from more than 1,500 models of mobile devices. New features include support for Android-based smart phones.

earthtimes

USB-Based Incident Response Tools

By John Sawyer

While there isn't an "EASY" button that makes incident response and digital forensics easy for the layperson, there are tools that enable first responders to arrive on scene, pop in a USB flash drive (or hard drive), grab volatile data, and get out with minimal impact to the system.

evil bytes weblog

Can the Police Search Cell Phones at Traffic Stops?

By Joshua Gilliland

If someone is stopped for breaking a Hands Free law, an interesting question is whether the police can do a warrantless search of the cell phone.

bow tie law’s blog

How to Disrupt a Botnet

By Lenny Zeltser

People often wonder what it takes to shut down a botnet. Here are the key steps, which apply to “traditional” botnets, which don’t rely heavily on peer-to-peer protocols for their command and control (C&C) implementation.

sans institute computer forensic blog

Video: Explicit Image Detection

By John Sawyer

Learn how to quickly zero in on explicit image evidence using the Explicit Image Detection add-on that integrates with FTK 3.

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