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by David Sullivan "Securing a work placement is a key part of most Computer Forensics (CF) degrees. In my experience recruiting in this area, successfully completing a placement greatly increases the chances of gaining a full time job in CF

Allegations that the FBI may have smuggled back doors or weaknesses into openBSD’s cryptography have created uproar in the security community. Former government contractor Gregory Perry, who helped develop the OpenBSD crypto framework a decade ago, claims that contractors were

Google’s new cloud computing ChromeOS looks like a plan “to push people into careless computing” by forcing them to store their data in the cloud rather than on machines directly under their control, warns Richard Stallman, founder of the Free

The Forensic Science Service is to be wound up, the UK Government said today. Crime Prevention Minister James Brokenshire said action needed to be taken as the service was making operational losses of £2 million per month and was likely

FTI Technology LLC, the e-discovery business segment of global advisory firm FTI Consulting, Inc. has announced the availability of a RAND Europe report entitled “E-Discovery and Legal Frameworks Governing Privacy and Data Protection in European Countries.” The complimentary report, which

Sergey Aleynikov, 40, was found guilty in the Southern District of New York on one count of stealing trade secrets and one count of transporting stolen property. Authorities said Aleynikov stole “hundreds of thousands of lines” of source code from

This has already been online for about a month but it’s well worth a listen – Episode 33 of the Forensic 4Cast is available here. "Today we talk about the increased risk of cyber-terrorism and the possibility of all out

Results from the 2010 New Zealand Computer Crime and Security Survey have been released, noting an overall reduction in security incidents and costs per organisation. The Survey, funded by InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc), highlights a range of trends, including

The Court of Appeal has rejected claims that some individuals prosecuted under Operation Ore for incitement to distribute indecent photographs were themselves the victims of credit card fraud. Operation Ore was a major, long-running investigation by UK police into individuals

A number of sample search warrants and affidavits is now available at http://www.forensicfocus.com/search-warrants (many thanks to the Forensic Focus member who submitted them). Please consider submitting similar sample documents for your own jurisdiction to act as examples for other investigators.

LDM Global today announced the results of its 2010 eDiscovery survey, indicating heightened concern across the US and EU regarding the balance of finding responsive data in large volumes of ESI set against managing increasing budgetary constraints. The company asked

Lecturer in computer science and digital forensics, and owner of SecurityBible Networks, George is also a well respected member and contributor in the Forensic Focus forums, posting under the username DarkSYN. Read our interview with him at http://www.forensicfocus.com/george-chlapoutakis-interview-291110

Ideas for student projects suggested by Forensic Focus members (in the hope that further research will be shared with the rest of the computer forensics community) are available at the following page: http://www.forensicfocus.com/project-ideas If you decide to base your project

The usage of LibCarvPath in the open computer forensics architecture (OCFA) led to the discovery of a multitude of bugs that have minor impact when using LibCarvPath on a single tool basis but that became important when scaled up. This

A new iPhone Forensics white paper by Andrew Hoog and Katie Strzempka has been released and is intended for forensic analysts, corporations and consumers who want to understand what personal information is stored on the iPhone and how to recover

Investment bankers and traders in the UK are to have calls made on company mobile phones taped in a bid to crack down on insider trading. City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority ruled calls would be stored for six months,