Firefox Forensics
I was showing someone a trick to export Firefox SQLite tables to a spread sheet, and while she is a forensics person, she had never ever heard of this trick. It is neat enough to know when working off an
Articles
Introduction to Penetration Testing – Part 3a – Active Reconnaissance
Apologies in advance, this is a bit of a connective blog entry – this is a big topic, and it needs some scene setting, basic understanding and several weeks worth to get the most out of it.
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Authenticating Internet Web Pages as Evidence: a New Approach
By John Patzakis [1] and Brent Botta [2]
Previously, in Forensic Focus, we addressed the issue of evidentiary authentication of social media data (see previous entries here and here). General Internet site data available through standard web browsing, instead of
Retrieving Digital Evidence: Methods, Techniques and Issues
by Yuri Gubanov [email protected]
Belkasoft Ltd. http://belkasoft.com
Abstract
This article describes the various types of digital forensic evidence available on users’ PC and laptop computers, and discusses methods of retrieving such evidence.
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Introduction
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Parallels hard drive image converting for analysis
Abstract
The other day, talking to one of the analysts in Dallas, a question emerged about analyzing Parallels’ virtual machine hard drives. To my surprise, I did not find many help on this issue on-line and did not find tools
Introduction to Penetration Testing – Part 2 – The Discovery Phase – Passive Reconnaissance
PenTest, like forensics, is almost as much an art as it is a science – you can only be taught so far, technical techniques and tools are all very well, but you really need a mind that can think sideways
Digital Forensics is not just HOW but WHY
This paper will focus on the proper understanding of Digital Forensics from the educational point-of-view and explain the problem with certification based skill validation to establish “expert” skills since Digital Forensic education did not really existed up to just a
An Introduction to Penetration Testing – Part 1
In an earlier article, many moons ago (Sorry Jamie !), I stated my opinion that Forensics and Security were opposite sides of the same coin. I’ve felt very strongly that my skills as a Security Consultant have only been strengthened
The Role of Cyber Terrorism in the Future
By Michael Chance
University of New Haven
M.S. National Security
ABSTRACT
Since the events of September 11, 2001 terrorism has been an issue at the forefront of National Security. This paper will explore the more specific threat of cyberterrorism that
Mobile Phone Forensic Challenges
Introduction
A great number of the mobile phones used worldwide every second require special knowledge and skills from forensic experts. Â More often it is not enough to be an experienced expert in computer forensics to understand all the peculiarities and
Interview with Noreen Tehrani, Applied Trauma Psychologist, NTA
Can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to work in the field of applied trauma psychology?
I have had a very mixed career; I have worked in medical research, as a retail operations director, property
Digital Forensics and eDiscovery Employment – The State of the Market 2012
Forensic Focus recently asked a number of digital forensics and eDiscovery recruitment specialists to comment on the current state of the employment market. Here are their thoughts, please leave your comments below.
Jared Coseglia
President, TRU Staffing Partners, US
Key Twitter and Facebook Metadata Fields Forensic Investigators Need to be Aware of
Authentication of social media evidence can present significant challenges when you collect by screen shots, printouts or raw html feeds from an archive tool. This is just one reason why social media data must be properly collected, preserved, searched and
689 Published Cases Involving Social Media Evidence (with full case listing)
The torrent of social media evidence continues to grow. In November 2011 we, at X1 Discovery, searched online legal databases of state and federal court decisions across the United States to identify the number of cases from 2010 and through
Overcoming Potential Legal Challenges to the Authentication of Social Media Evidence
By John Patzakis1
Summary:
Social media evidence is highly relevant to most legal disputes and broadly discoverable, but challenges lie in evidentiary authentication without best practices technology and processes. This whitepaper examines these challenges faced by eDiscovery practitioners and investigators
Dealing with Data Encryption in Criminal Cases
Introduction
Over the last several years, I’ve posted a handful of short blog entries about the topic of compelling a criminal defendant to surrender a passphrase to an encrypted volume or hard-drive.  These entries concern the three cases of re