Forensic Focus

by Chris Hargreaves "In this series of articles I hope to explore some of the issues in forensic computing from an academic perspective, which will hopefully complement the perspectives from other columnists in the corporate, legal and software development fields.

Transaction security firm Trusteer has launched a remote forensics service designed to allow banks to diagnose if a client’s PC has been infected with malware following incidents of suspected fraud. The Flashlight service is designed to allow strains of malware

"Working late on a Thursday night in an otherwise pretty empty building, I pause for a moment while the debugger is stopped at a breakpoint. I am thinking of the big difference between doing it right and just making it

Forensic Focus is delighted to announce that this month sees the start of regular columns written by some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the computer forensics industry and related fields. Aiming to cover a broad range of

US losses to online crime almost doubled during 2009, reveals a report. Losses totalled $560m (£371m) in 2009, up from $265m (£176m) in 2008, showed the annual report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)… More (BBC)

Digital Forensics Magazine is urging its readers to visit the site of an online survey into the tools that computer forensics practitioners are using. Nick Klein, of Klein & Co. is currently carrying out the survey into the tools, what

Sim card specialists will aid the technological tussle with crime following the formation of a new mobile phone unit at Kent Police. Officers throughout the county can now access deleted text messages, photographs and more in-house, saving the force an

Parents dropped their children off at school Thursday morning, knowing the front door would be locked behind them. By the afternoon, the partial lockdown was over in Minneapolis public schools. What remains is uncertainty and fear caused by someone on

Gary Warner, the director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has been named the country’s “Most Popular Security Blogger” after a vote of information-security peers and blog readers.The popular blogger vote was hosted

Sharing information with law enforcement after a breach is critical to successfully battling increasingly sophisticated and organized cybercriminals, security experts said during a panel discussion at the RSA Conference 2010. The biggest challenge for law enforcement is trying to work

"Last Friday I had a conversation with Rob Lee of Mandiant and SANS. We talked about a few things but mostly about the upcoming SANS EU Forensic Summit. Even if you’re not planning on attending it's worth listening to find

Interview with Christa Miller about the need for law enforcement and digital forensics specialists to manage their online resumes, plus FreeBSD Tips on SANS Forensic Blog, FireFox Internet History Analysis and more… http://cyberspeak.libsyn.com/cyber_speak_february_28_2010

The director of the FBI Robert Mueller used his keynote address to the RSA 2010 conference to appeal for greater cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector to fight online crime. He told delegates that the need for cooperation

Abu Dhabi has its first batch of dedicated cyber crimebusters. Fifteen police officers, including one woman, have completed master of science degrees at Zayed University with a specialisation in cyber security. They will be equipped with the most up-to-date weapons

EnCase(R) Forensic has been recognized with SC Magazine’s 2010 Reader Trust Award in the category of Best Computer Forensics Solution. The announcement was made at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco…EnCase

Spanish police have revealed that they have arrested three men responsible for one of the world’s biggest networks of virus-infected computers. All are Spanish citizens with no criminal records and limited hacking skills. It is estimated that the so-called Mariposa