Forensic Focus

by Simon Biles"One of my first tasks in the office this morning, after a cup of coffee of course, was to review my server logs. As of yet I’ve not got enough staff to have a minion to do this

Britain’s largest police force is using software that can map nearly every move suspects and their associates make in the digital world, prompting an outcry from civil liberties groups. The Metropolitan police has bought Geotime, a security programme used by

The Home Office’s chief scientific adviser was not consulted over the closure of the UK Forensic Science Service (FSS), it has emerged. Bernard Silverman said he was informed in advance but not consulted “as such”. Dr Silverman was speaking at

Increasingly, chains of evidence include software steps. It’s not just the RIAA suing people – and getting it wrong – based on automatic systems to detect and identify file sharers. It’s forensic programs used to collect and analyze data from

Over the past few years, prosecutors have tried to stretch the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in troubling ways through cases like United States v. Drew. This week, a federal appeals court rebuffed another attempt to expand the CFAA,

Online adverts could soon start stalking you. A new way of working out where you are by looking at your internet connection could pin down your current location to within a few hundred metres. Similar techniques are already in use,

Britain’s biggest ever computer crime investigation, Operation Ore, was flawed by a catalogue of “discrepancies, errors and uncertainties”, disclosed reports of two national police conferences seen by The Register reveal. The police memoranda show that within months of the operation

Cyber-stalking should be made a criminal offence, says a group of MPs calling for an overhaul of the law. The charity Network for Surviving Stalking says the internet is “another weapon in the stalker’s armoury”. More than 80 MPs from

Identity theft isn’t the biggest threat to your privacy online. According to one leading US lawyer, it’s the details you give away without realising – and even seemingly anonymous data can be used to piece together your identity. ‘Re-identification’ –

Guidance Software, Inc. will host the eleventh annual Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) May 15 – 18 at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando…At the conference attendees can choose from more than 110 learning sessions, led by

by Craig Ball "When Microsoft introduced its Encrypting File System (EFS) in Windows 2000, the Cassandras of computer forensics peppered the listserves with predictions that the days of digital forensics were numbered. Ten years on and hundreds of systems acquired,

Dell on March 24 started shipping a new ruggedized laptop with special features designed specifically for forensic evidence collection by law enforcement or scientific specialists. The Mobile Digital Forensic package, based on the company’s location-based Digital Forensics product, is aimed

"I started in the digital forensics community about five years ago, and I already feel old, and I am a Johnny-come-lately. This post may come off as a “Hey, you kids, get offa my lawn!” rant. Rather than a rant,

by Sam Raincock "Within the UK, details of past telephone connections are stored by the network providers. The minimum storage is advised by the Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations. However, each network provider is able to disclose different types of

"It doesn’t take long if you watch the IT News before you come across a good example of bad BCP/DRP – my favourite this month was Vodafone but this is just a retelling of an old story. The fact that

MANDIANT has announced that Richard Bejtlich will join the MANDIANT executive management team as Chief Security Officer and Security Services Architect, effective April 1. Bejtlich joins MANDIANT after four years at General Electric, where he served as Director of Incident