Forensic Focus

viaForensics has announced their Android Forensics training course which will prepare examiners with the tools, techniques and analysis methods to investigate an Android device. This training course is for law enforcement or government employees only and coincides with the DoD

An interview with Russell May of 4N6 Investigation is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/russell-may-interview-101209. Russell is a well known figure in the computer forensics world with a reputation for providing some of the best training courses available. Enjoy the interview!

There is a PhD position available at the Centre for Forensic Computing, Cranfield University, UK. The broad area for the research is the investigation of the digital evidence left on hard disks by users who have communicated via the Internet.

Alabama Attorney General Troy King wants to expand the crimefighting work being done at the Troy University Computer Forensics Lab to include more training for local law enforcement regarding electronic evidence… More (Dothan Eagle)

Government security contractor Northrop Grumman has joined with three leading cybersecurity research universities to launch a research consortium focused on fixing the most vexing problems in information security…The consortium will work on a number of projects, including dependable software analysis,

A new generation of forensic computer specialists is being trained at a Scots university…The MSc in Advanced Security and Digital Forensics will teach recruits how to track down hi-tech criminals… More (Scotsman)

“Digital forensics is much harder than crime forensics…When there’s a murder, there’s a body. There’s evidence everywhere. In digital forensics, there’s no body. You might not even know there has been a murder until months after it happened”… More (Dark

Trying to conceal wrongdoing, criminals often do whatever possible to get rid of digital evidence, sometimes acting in a moment of panic. That can include anything from deleting e-mails to shooting computers with a shotgun or even burning the house

A threat in an online game chat room didn’t faze Alexis Rivera…had the cyber boys known whom they were targeting, they might have changed their minds. Rivera intends to pursue a digital forensics career with the FBI. She is one

Passware Inc., a provider of password recovery, decryption, and evidence discovery software for computer forensics, has created the first commercially available software to break Microsoft BitLocker hard drive encryption. The new version of its flagship product – Passware Kit Forensic

Computer forensics don’t have to solely focus on recovering and searching for evidence on storage devices. Although programs like Encase and FTK 3.0 are excellent tools to help find documents, photographs and other files for your investigation, they cut short

Microsoft unleashed its legal attack dogs to remove its leaked forensics tool from a respected security site, it has emerged. Cryptome.org was issued with a take-down notice shortly after Microsoft’s point-and-click “computer forensics for cops” tool leaked onto the web

A build-up of seized technology waiting for forensic examination could pose a serious risk to ongoing investigations, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead on e-crime has warned. In an interview with The Register, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Janet Williams

Capturing, storing and analyzing network traffic using network forensics can let administrators turn back the clock to perform post-attack analysis for security exploits. Beyond security, there are other day-to-day use cases for network forensics… More (TechNewsWorld)

Chris Wysopal, chief technology officer at Veracode which advises many governments on security, said cyber war presented its own problems when it came to deciding motive and finding the perpetrators. “In physical warfare it’s pretty clear who has which weapon

"So COFEE has finally been leaked onto the Internet. It was inevitable and it’s a wonder that it wasn’t released sooner, but nevertheless it marks a sad day for the Law Enforcement computer forensics community…So why the long face, as