Forensic Focus

State and County Law Enforcement Handle 90% of Felonies, but Not Many Agencies Have High-Tech Crime-Fighting Capability… More (WSJ.com)

Computer forensic experts have recovered 4,286 deleted e-mails that belonged to a top Menino aide, and will be releasing them to the media late tomorrow afternoon, the city announced last night… More (BostonHerald.com)

An interview with Jim Gordon, Computer Crime Analyst at West Mercia Police is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/jim-gordon-interview-150909

Information security requirements and challenges change on a daily basis – and with them come growing opportunities for individuals with skills in digital forensics. Rob Lee, a director with Mandiant and curriculum lead for digital forensic training at SANS Institute,

Forensic Focus is delighted to announce the introduction of the Forensic Focus Graduate Recruitment program. Headed by respected computer forensics recruitment specialist David Sullivan and supported by technical experts in the fields of both computer and mobile forensics, this program

A review of Helix 3 Enterprise written by Jonathan Krause of Forensic Control can be read here with discussion here. Helix 3 Enterprise (H3E) is e-fense’s flagship investigation suite pitched at a similar level as EnCase Enterprise or Access Data

Guidance Software Inc. today announced the new EnCase Certified eDiscovery Practitioner (EnCEP) program. The program certifies private and public sector professionals in the use of Guidance Software’s EnCase eDiscovery software, as well as their proficiency in eDiscovery planning, project management

AccessData Corporation and LTU technologies, a leading provider of imagerecognition and search technologies, have entered into a joint partnership aimed at enhancing AccessData’s image search and identification capabilities. Integrating AccessData’s Forensic Toolkit® (FTK®) with image recognition from LTU technologies will

In the heart of New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Real Time Crime Centre (RTCC), Inspector Kenneth Mekeel surveys data coming in on a giant monitor the size of a cinema screen. As queries come in from officers on the street

There has been a rise in the number of mobile phone accounts being cloned or taken over by criminals, figures show. According to the UK fraud prevention service Cifas, the practice is one of the growth areas of identity theft…

Troy University (Alabama) is getting $350,000 in federal funding to fight cybercrime. Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Tuscaloosa worked to get the federal appropriation for Troy’s Computer Forensics Institute and Lab. Shelby said Tuesday the university will use the funding

‘Life as a real life CSI isn’t as glamorous as it looks on TV!’ says Dundalk woman Vivienne Mee who is a leading expert in computer forensics in Ireland. Dr Mee, from Mountain View, Point Road, just recently graduated from

Better statistics and centralised recording of computer crime are the two main aims of Britain’s e-crime strategy unveiled last week by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo)… More (ComputerWeekly.com)

An interview with mobile telephone expert witness Greg Smith of Trew & Co. is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/greg-smith-interview-290809 Greg is also the moderator of the Mobile Phone Forensics forum and posts under the username “trewmte”.

While the proliferation of technology has paved the way for criminals to use digital media as a clandestine means to execute their crimes, law enforcement is keeping pace by using the services of forensic computer crime units. Both the Oakland

The New Zealand Police force has launched a new virtual evidence tool as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their e-Crime Lab. The Environment for Virtualised Evidence (EVE) application was launched at an event in Wellington today.EVE, created by the