Forensic Focus

Verizon’s invaluable Data Breach Investigations Report will now include data from hundreds of computer crime cases investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the company announced this week. The report, which is among the best at tracking data loss incidents, is

A national public competition has begun to find people with a talent for keeping computers and networks secure. The competition aims to find those with relevant analytical, forensic and programming skills using web-based games and challenges. Without more computer security

The Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team operated out of publicity’s glare until last month, when armed with a search warrant, its investigators broke into the Fremont home of a blogger-editor for the website Gizmodo. The Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team,

A Pennsylvania school district under legal fire for using school laptops that captured images of students in their homes without disclosing the activity has issued a lengthy report that summarizes the findings of an investigation into the matter. The independent

Guidance Software, Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Tableau, LLC, a privately-held developer and manufacturer of computer forensic hardware. This acquisition extends Guidance Software’s existing leadership in computer forensics

Digital Forensics Magazine is a collection of features, news, reviews and articles concerning all matters dealing with the rapidly growing market of digital forensics and cyber security. Recent reports estimate this market to be worth £4-5bn each year at present.

by Dominik Weber "When the large forensic company I am currently working for decided to create an Enterprise-Level product, I worked on cryptographic protocol, the Authentication and Encryption Algorithms, their FIPS 140-2 validation and implementation. This took a long time,

In this video, State Bar Practice Management Advisor Nerino Petro discusses way to effectively present electronic and computer forensics evidence with Bruce Olson, president of ONLAW Trial Technologies LLC. Olson outlines how to keep the jury engaged. Watch the video

by Dr Chris Hargreaves "Traditional academic publications are peer reviewed, e.g. journal papers and conference proceedings, and there are now many examples of these that specifically cover digital forensics (e.g. Digital Investigation, Journal of Digital Forensic Practice). However, a considerable

Companies or educational bodies can now take a group subscription to Digital Forensics Magazine and gain access for 6 or more people for 15% discount. If more than 20 logins are required for the magazine, customers are requested to email

reviewed by Jonathan Krause:Here’s two things you can be sure of; hard drives will constantly increase in capacity and the requirement to finish the job as soon as possible at minimum cost will be an ever present. So any device

Non-traditional communications devices such as smartphones and game consoles pose a particular problem to law enforcement agencies trying to milk them for forensic data that reveals criminal activity, attendees were told at the 2010 Computer Forensics Show in New York

BlackBag Technologies, Inc. has announced the release and general availability of Mobilyze, a new generation of forensic analysis software specifically designed to analyze iPhone, iPod touch and iPad data…A veteran in Mac forensic analysis solutions, BlackBag now offers the industry’s

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke, has called for the establishment of computer forensic laboratories across the country either on zonal or state basis. The AGF said that the yet to be established laboratories would be federally

An editorial panel is currently reviewing the ACPO Good Practice Guide for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence and is seeking the views of interested parties from both the law enforcement and private community of users and service providers, the IT sector, and

Trial lawyers should broaden their expertise in electronic data collection if they hope to present best evidence, an expert in electronic discovery said on April 9 at Fordham. Edward Stroz, CBA ’79, founder and co-president of the global consulting firm