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A man who created a website trading in stolen financial information linked to tens of millions of pounds in losses has been jailed for nearly five years. Renukanth Subramaniam, 33, founded Darkmarket, a “Facebook for fraudsters” where criminals could buy

Long-established privacy and cryptology website Cryptome was pulled offline on Wednesday after Microsoft launched a legal offensive over its publication of Redmond’s guide to internet wiretapping… More (The Register)

Computer forensics examiners can determine when an external storage device like a thumb drive or external hard drive has been attached to a computer and from that information infer that files have been copied to the external storage device. Lawyers

Pop quiz: Name a crime that doesn’t relate to computers. Go ahead. Still thinking? Here’s a hint: you probably can’t. “No matter the crime, we can come up with some angle that will show, yeah, there’s a potential that’s a

The largest and most noticeable change to this new release is the ability to use F-Response Enterprise to directly deploy to remote potential F-Response targets via the GUI completely independent of platform. It is now just as easy to deploy

An analysis of actual data compromise cases has been released by Computer Security and Forensics consulting firm 7Safe and the University of Bedfordshire. Anonymised data has been analysed from over 60 computer forensic investigations undertaken by 7Safe in what makes

UK police are continuing to develop a tool to detect evidence of illegal activity on PCs that could be as easy for officers to use as a breathalyser. Specialist e-crime policing organisations have been examining commercially available digital forensic devices

A forthcoming survey of computer crime investigators suggests that electronic surveillance is a bit more commonplace than most people might expect. Even a relatively small group of 100 police working on online investigations reports submitting as many as 22,800 legal

Upgrades and system changes allow IT departments to streamline efficiency and gain functionality for companies of all sizes, but many are considering an additional factor when making the change to Windows 7: litigation preparedness… More (Computer Technology Review)

Digital Forensics Magazine has launched its second issue…Highlights in this issue include an in-depth look at Google’s mobile operating system, Android, a guide on how to build your very own volatile memory forensics toolkit, and a detailed product review of

It’s been three weeks since Google announced that a sophisticated and coordinated hack attack dubbed Operation Aurora recently targeted it and numerous other U.S. companies…Now a leading computer forensic firm is providing the closest look so far at the nature

Three recent court decisions make it important for companies to begin the new year with a thorough review of their computer-use policies with a focus on two issues: ensuring that employees have no expectation of privacy in using the company

Digital Forensics Magazine has had its website redesigned by top Scottish design agency, El Studio… More (PR.com)

Concerns over cyber crimes have led government agencies, research agencies and educational institutions to join hands in building digital forensic resources in Thailand, as well as boosting research and confidence in electronic transactions through strengthening cyber security… More (Bangkok Post)

Scientist Damir Delija, is the first Croat to pass the EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) computer forensics certification exam offered by Guidance software company. The EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) certification indicates that a forensic examiner has in-depth forensics experience and has