Collection of Evidence from the Internet, Part 1

By Todd Shipley

The prospect of trying to obtain legally defensible digital evidence from the Internet is headache-worthy to many—but not impossible. Rather than collect, examine, analyze, and report as computer forensic examiners do, investigators instead need to collect and preserve the evidence as found for later presentation.

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NIST Develops Experimental Validation Tool for Cell Phone Forensics

NIST researchers have developed a new technique aimed at improving the validation of a crime lab's cell phone forensics tools. Early experiments show promise for easier, faster and more rigorous assessments than with existing methods.

test and measurement.com

Crooks Too Lazy For Crypto

The widespread use of encryption by criminals—long feared by intelligence and law enforcement agencies—has yet to materialize, according to the man in charge of England's largest digital forensics unit.

the register

Top Experts Examine Causes of Breaches in Spy Museum Forensics Panel

"There is a lot of money to be made [in cybercrime], and there are a lot of entrepreneurs out there, but we can't find them or bust them," a panelist noted at the Cyber Forensics: Digital CSI Event held at the U.S. Spy Museum.

dark reading

“Operation Swordphish” Targets Cyber Criminals

Professor Gary Warner’s job is to track phishing operations and teach students how to do the same. On University of Alabama’s campus, a dedicated group of students called Warner’s “phishing team” investigate up to 500 fake bank Web sites a day.

nbc

FBI’s Chicago RCFL Receives Prestigious Accreditation

ASCLD/LAB recently accredited the Chicago Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) in digital and multimedia evidence. With the Chicago RCFL’s accomplishment, 12 out of 14 operational RCFLs have earned accreditation from ASCLD/LAB.

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MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and Purdue Join Cybersecurity Research Consortium

Northrop Grumman has invited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon, and Purdue University to join a newly formed Cybersecurity Research Consortium to develop solutions to counter the complex cyber threats facing the world economy, freedom of information, and national security.

electronics engineering herald

Logicube Acquires Celldek Technology

Logicube Inc. has announced that it has acquired the intellectual property of the CellDEK technology. Logicube and the Forensic Science Service developed two products around the CellDEK technology; both products provide forensic data capture from cell phones, PDAs, and GPS devices.

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Android Forensics Training January 25, 2010

viaForensics has invested significant R&D into Android Forensics and will be offering a comprehensive training course to prepare law enforcement and other government employees for the Android platform. The course will take place during the DOD Cyber Crime Conference in St. Louis, MO.

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DoD Cyber Crime Center Announces Winners of the 2009 DC3 Digital Forensic Challenge

Over the past four years the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) has administered a digital forensic challenge for the cyber forensic community. This year’s competition was dominated by academia with the top U.S. prize going to a team from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

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MySpace and § 230 Immunity

By Susan Brenner

As I explained in prior posts, § 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes certain parties from liability based upon content they post online. A few months ago, the California Court of Appeals was called upon to decide if § 230 immunity applies to MySpace.

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How the Computer Criminals Control Information

As computer-related crimes become more prevalent, understanding the types of computer-related crimes provides law enforcement an insight for investigative strategies. The first insight is knowing the types of computer crimes.

computer forensics & electronic discovery blog