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ProDiscover 4.0 Adds Perl Scripting and Expanded Volatile Data Capability

Friday, February 11, 2005 (05:36:26)
Technology Pathways, LLC has announced ProDiscover Incident Response 4.0, with support for Perl scripting and expanded capabilities for volatile data capture and analysis. With support for Perl version 5, information security and cyber-crime investigators can develop scripts to search and analyze electronic information and evidence. These Perl scripts can also provide repeatable processes for following strict investigation guidelines that are common for incident response and cyber-crime investigations.

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Piracy case: log files 'don't show downloads'

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 (06:40:38)
An expert witness in the MP3s4free.net music piracy case has conceded to the Federal Court in Sydney that log files seized in a 2003 raid did not show music actually being downloaded. During cross-examination and after long arguments about the admissibility of evidence, Gilbert & Tobin IT consultant Shane Pearson conceded that the seized log files could be skewed by certain factors including proxy caching and dial-up failure. Yesterday's evidence included a demonstration of the web site by computer forensics expert John Thackray...



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Teachers cleared in school probe

Tuesday, February 08, 2005 (17:57:16)
Forensic computing techniques proved decisive in proving staff at a Buckinghamshire primary school had not been surfing for porn at work. The head of the school called in Disklabs, a computer forensics and data firm, last year when he discovered web folders with pornographic content on a PC used by pupils. The history of these folders suggested a creation date during lesson time and a modified date on a teacher-training day...

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Computer Forensic Services Managing Partner to Present at MIS Training Institute

Tuesday, February 08, 2005 (03:55:02)
Computer Forensic Services, LLC (CFS), has announced that managing partner Warren Kruse is scheduled to present at MIS Training Institute's event "Cracking E-Fraud: How to Detect, Investigate, and Prevent Electronic Crime" held from June 20-23 in Boston, MA. An internationally recognized data forensics expert and current president of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Kruse is slated to offer the following presentations during the event:

* Understanding Software Forensic Tools, June 22nd, 8:45 am to 10:00 am * Handling Evidence in E-Fraud Investigations, June 22nd, 10:10 am to 11:20 am * Keynote Panel: Catching the Culprits of Cyber Fraud: Forensic Innovators and Pacesetting Organizations, June 22nd, 4:10 pm to 5:15 pm, * Understanding the Investigative Process from A to Z, June 23rd, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Phishing suspect arrested in the UK

Monday, February 07, 2005 (08:37:44)
UK Police have arrested a 21-year-old man they suspect of running a phishing scam that targeted customers of online bank Smile. The unnamed man has been released on bail while a specialist data forensics team examines computer equipment that was seized from his home in Blackpool, according to antivirus firm Sophos.

More (ZDNet Australia)