Forensic Focus

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

As many of you know I’ve recently made a start on building the new education section at Forensic Focus (hopefully bringing it online later this month) with the aim of listing every computer forensics university and college course worldwide. I’d

EnCase Portable has been selected by an independent judges panel of law enforcement professionals for the Forensics award in Cygnus Law Enforcement Group`s 2009 Innovation Awards. The panel evaluated products submitted for innovativeness, productivity, quality, contribution, ease of use and

What is cyber forensics and how does it factor in to cyber defense? "Cyber Forensics is the art and science of extracting data from digital media whereas cyber defense uses cyber forensics to identify threats and respond to incidents. However,

With the hit-or-miss performance of antivirus solutions and craftiness of malware authors, determining whether a computer system is infected is getting harder. As a result of the above conundrum, I’ve been looking for some way to get more details about

Texas Department of Public Safety will hire more employees to help trim a backlog of computer-related investigations. A statement today from DPS says the goal is to decrease the time it takes to conduct forensic computer examinations, especially involving alleged