Forensic Focus

SANS is launching its first dedicated digital forensics training event in Prague in October offering a full immersion experience over a 7 day event combining leading experts’ presentations and four in-depth IT forensics courses. The new format will kick-off 7

Armenia handed down its first computer crime sentence on Tuesday with punishment of the mastermind behind the Bredolab botnet. A district court sentenced 27-year-old Georgy Avanesov, a Russian citizen of Armenian descent, to four years in prison on charges of

Mention eDiscovery (or electronic discovery) in the litigation marketplace and you will hear a lot of oaning and groaning from judges and attorneys alike; the process has, without doubt, significantly added to the cost of litigation, as well as being

Enterprise Minister Fergus Ewing is to be responsible for the Scottish Government’s new plan to improve cyber security. The announcement came at the eCrime Scotland summit in Edinburgh. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill told delegates it was vital to tackle the

The Metropolitan Police has implemented a system to extract mobile phone data from suspects held in custody. The data includes call history, texts and contacts, and the BBC has learned that it will be retained regardless of whether any charges

John, the last time you were interviewed at Forensic Focus you were the Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer at Guidance Software. Now you’re the founder and CEO of X1 Discovery – tell us about that move. I am proud

The FBI is asking Internet companies not to oppose a controversial proposal that would require firms, including Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, and Google, to build in backdoors for government surveillance. In meetings with industry representatives, the White House, and U.S. senators,

What are the short and long term effects of working with the kind of disturbing material which digital forensics examiners often encounter in their work? I think that it is relatively easy to see that some people will never be

Client is seeking an assistant manager to join their Forensic Technology team, specialising in the capture and analysis of forensic data. Role Responsibilities:- Assist the Forensic team in imaging and search of imaged dataAssist with production of dataUndertake research and

Group-IB, a leading Russian cybercrime investigation and computer forensics company and LETA Group subsidiary, has announced a 28-page report on the Russian cybercrime market in 2011. Analysts from Group-IB’s computer forensics lab and its CERT-GIB unit prepared the report. The

E-Discovery Consultant is required for a leading management, IT and technology consulting firm with experience in Nuix, Relativity, EnCase and Forensic. The E-Discovery Consultant will be primary responsible for supporting electronic discovery projects. This is an excellent opening for an

AccessData during summer 2012 will continue expanding its e-discovery product lineup with bundled applications, cloud options, and data visualization software, officials revealed at the company’s user conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The company earlier this year bundled AccessData Early