Forensic Focus

Companies urged to share data breach information

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:35:56 GMT

Sharing information with law enforcement after a breach is critical to successfully battling increasingly sophisticated and organized cybercriminals, security experts said during a panel discussion at the RSA Conference 2010. The biggest challenge for law enforcement is trying to work with domestic companies victimized by breaches, said Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, senior counsel with the Department of Justice's Computer Crime Section... More (SearchSecurity.com)

Forensic 4cast: Conversation with Rob Lee

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:45:58 GMT

"Last Friday I had a conversation with Rob Lee of Mandiant and SANS. We talked about a few things but mostly about the upcoming SANS EU Forensic Summit. Even if you’re not planning on attending it's worth listening to find out what is happening." http://forensic4cast.com/?p=529

CyberSpeak February 28, 2010

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:40:24 GMT

Interview with Christa Miller about the need for law enforcement and digital forensics specialists to manage their online resumes, plus FreeBSD Tips on SANS Forensic Blog, FireFox Internet History Analysis and more... http://cyberspeak.libsyn.com/cyber_speak_february_28_2010

RSA 2010: FBI appeals to business to help battle online crime

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:34:57 GMT

The director of the FBI Robert Mueller used his keynote address to the RSA 2010 conference to appeal for greater cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector to fight online crime. He told delegates that the need for cooperation had never been stronger, with online fraud increasing to massive levels and the next generation of terrorists getting online in unprecedented numbers... More (V3.co.uk)

First generation of cyber police joins capital’s force in Abu Dhabi

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:33:23 GMT

Abu Dhabi has its first batch of dedicated cyber crimebusters. Fifteen police officers, including one woman, have completed master of science degrees at Zayed University with a specialisation in cyber security. They will be equipped with the most up-to-date weapons in their field, following the opening of a new laboratory in the university’s College of Information Technology. Along with a similar lab at police headquarters, the facilities are among the first in the region. They include areas to store evidence and carry out research... More (The National)

EnCase(R) Forensic Wins 2010 SC Magazine Reader Trust Award

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:30:01 GMT

EnCase(R) Forensic has been recognized with SC Magazine's 2010 Reader Trust Award in the category of Best Computer Forensics Solution. The announcement was made at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco...

Solera Networks Partners with EMC

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:28:25 GMT

Solera Networks has announced its partnership with EMC Corporation. The companies' technologies will create a network forensics storage solution to meet the growing needs of Fortune 1000 companies and government institutions...

Man vs Flash drive

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:47:37 GMT

A New York City man swallowed a USB data storage device while in the custody of Secret Service agents. Reports indicate the man swallowed the Kingston flash drive shortly after his January 21 arrest outside a bank in Queens. A Kingston executive said it was unclear if stomach acid could damage one of their drives. "As you might imagine, we have no actual experience with someone swallowing a USB...'' http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0302101flash1.html

Spanish police arrest masterminds of 'massive' botnet

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:21:30 GMT

Spanish police have revealed that they have arrested three men responsible for one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers. All are Spanish citizens with no criminal records and limited hacking skills. It is estimated that the so-called Mariposa botnet was made up of nearly 13 million computers in 190 countries... More (BBC)

AccessData and Distributed Processing

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:26:30 GMT

AccessData has announced the release of distributed processing capabilities with its Forensic Toolkit® 3.0.4 (FTK®) release. When analyzing digital evidence, investigators must process the captured data to break out compound files and index documents and email, so they can be searched effectively. Now, each FTK user can leverage up to four processing workers, one on the local examiner computer and three distributed computers...