Forensic Focus

Computer spying and theft of personal information have risen notably in the past year, costing tens of millions of dollars and threatening U.S. security, the FBI’s cyber division head said on Wednesday. FBI Assistant Director Shawn Henry told reporters that

Updates to the ageing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) finally come into force in England and Wales on Wednesday (1 October). Modifications to the CMA – which was enacted in 1990 before the advent of the interweb – were included in

The iPhone has quickly become a marketing leader in mobile technology, finding its way into the corporate world and the everyday lives of millions of end users. Its wide range of functionality, combined with its “always on” design, make it

The first presentation was from Scott Moulton, who covered the issue of states enacting laws that require private investigator licenses for anyone doing computer forensics (and sometimes simple computer support and file recovery, depending on the law’s wording). The second

A national cyber-security strategy that will seek to protect key infrastructure as well as Canadians’ identities is on the way , an RCMP executive says. Details of the strategy — a partnership between the public and private sectors — will

Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the Metropolitan Police Service — one of the architects of the Police Central e-Crime Unit announced on Tuesday — has proposed recruiting individuals from industry to assist the unit with investigations. Speaking at an event

The Arlington County (Virginia) Police Department Computer Forensic Unit (CFU) was established approximately 12 years ago and serves as a support unit. It has played a critical role in solving diverse crimes. The unit is involved in the collection and

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded two grants totaling $149,977 to Wetstone Technologies Inc. in Ithaca under the National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Program to enable the company to acquire evidence from computer systems more quickly and reduce

E-mail messages, Excel spreadsheets and customer databases are featuring increasingly in cases of fraud, defamation and information theft, which gives wrongdoers more reason than ever to tamper with these electronic pieces of evidence. How well they do it could make

Ives Potrafka, a forensic examiner with the Center for Computer Forensics, sees a lot of data theft. Those responsible tend to be ex-employees, either starting up a company while employed or going to a competitor and taking trade secrets. According

In March 2009 the department of Forensic Services at Hoffmann Investigations will organize the first Advanced Forensic Sessions. These technical sessions are held in The Netherlands and aimed at experienced forensic investigators who want to increase their knowledge of the

As discussed in the forums, Helix 2.0 has been released and is available here.

If you’re a U.S. security professional and you think foreign attackers are the biggest threat to your organization, you’ve got another think coming, according to two new studies. According to separate research reports published yesterday, the United States is the

SS8 Networks, Inc., a provider of intercept solutions for telecommunication service providers and law enforcement agencies, is partnering with Fox-IT to offer FoxReplay Analyst, an Internet analysis system, to law enforcement agencies internationally. The company said that SS8 and Fox-IT

Early last Thursday, police in Market Harborough and Rugby arrested two forensics experts, Jim Bates and Chris Magee, on charges of “conspiracy to possess indecent images of children”. Jim Bates has frequently given testimony in computer forensic and CP cases,

The world of computer forensics used to be largely confined to the computer hard drive, but as more and more business professionals carry sensitive data around with ease on smart phones, BlackBerrys and iPhones, the challenge is to sort through