January 8, 2010

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FEATURE ARTICLE
Q&A with Larry Depew: Insight on Designing a Functional and Efficient Digital Forensics Laboratory
By Ken Mohr
One requires specialized space, equipment, and skills to stop those behind the most serious of computer intrusions and the spread of malicious code, to identify and thwart online sexual predators who use the Internet to meet and exploit children, and to dismantle organized criminal enterprises.
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PEOPLE & BUSINESS
NIJ Reports on Internet Crimes Against Children
NIJ has made available, from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, a three part report on Internet Crimes Against Children.
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GGO Set to Launch Digital WarRoom Software Suite
The same e-discovery capabilities that GGO provides to Fortune 1000 enterprise clients and AmLaw 100 law firms will be widely available with the upcoming release of the Digital WarRoom e-discovery software suite in January 2010.
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IntaForensics Launches Hunt for Next Generation of Computer Forensics Experts
IntaForensics is launching a free intensive training course. On Day 5, shortlisted delegates will be invited to take part in one-to-one reviews with IntaForensics, where they will also be interviewed for the role of Trainee Forensic Analyst.
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IN THE BLOGS
Lions, and Tigers, and DECAF...Oh, My!
By Harlan Carvey
Most of us are aware that DECAF is back, with a new version. The original DECAF was taken down. Now it's back. So, how do DECAF and tools like it affect the current state of incident response and digital forensics analysis?
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2010 Security Outlook: Reply Hazy, Try Again
By Tim Wilson
As a service to you, our readers, we combed through the many lists of security threat predictions in an effort to find a few that are actually forward-thinking.
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URL Shorteners Facilitate Cybercrime
By Daniel Nations
The increased use of URL shorteners like bit.ly are a boon to cyber crime. One of the easiest ways to spot a fake website is careful examination of the website address, but with people becoming accustomed to clicking on shortened addresses, it is much easier to mask potentially harmful websites.
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Video: iPhone Forensics: Live Recovery of an iPhone 3G[s]
In this webcast, Jonathan Zdziarski demonstrates the latest forensic method to conduct a live recovery of an iPhone 3G[s]. He also demonstrates how to remove the device's pass-code and encrypted backup password.
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IN THE NEWS

As Attacks Increase, U.S. Struggles To Recruit Computer Security Experts
The federal government is struggling to fill a growing demand for skilled computer-security workers, from technicians to policymakers, at a time when network attacks are rising in frequency and sophistication.
The Washington Post
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Research Targets Child Pornography
PhotoDNA, a new child-pornography tracking technology developed in part by Dartmouth computer science professor Hany Farid, may soon enable Internet service providers to better curb the availability of online images depicting child pornography.
The Dartmouth
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Obama Names Schmidt Chief of Cybersecurity
President Barack Obama named Howard Schmidt as the White House cybersecurity coordinator. An expert in computer forensics, Schmidt has headed security for Microsoft and eBay. He has 31 years of service in local and federal government.
The New American
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Privacy Rights in a Digital Age
As hand-held electronic devices grow more ubiquitous, the information they store is playing an increasingly larger role in criminal cases. But digital evidence, like all evidence called during trials, must be tested, as two recent Ontario court rulings underscore.
The Toronto Star
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INDUSTRY CALENDAR
 
January 22-29, 2010
2010 DoD Cyber Crime Conference
St. Louis, Missouri


March 1-5, 2010
RSA Conference
San Francisco, CA


March 23-24, 2010
GovSec/US Law Conference
Washington, DC


March 26-28, 2010
EuroForensics Conference
Istanbul, Turkey


April 12-14, 2010
PATCtech Electronic Evidence & Cyber Crime Conference
Indianapolis , IN


May 4-8, 2010
Mobile Forensics World
Chicago, IL


May 19-21, 2010
ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law
St Paul, MN


May 24-27, 2010
CEIC
Summerlin, NV


May 26-28, 2010
MobiSec 2010
Catania, Sicily, Italy


June 6-9, 2010
Techno Security & Digital Investigations Conference
Myrtle Beach, SC


August 17-19, 2010
DSI: Digital Summit International
Las Vegas, NV


September 20-22, 2010
HTCIA International Training Conference & Exposition
Atlanta, GA



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