Forensic Focus

Though it has a low profile, the Gardai’s computer forensic unit – which is based in the force’s national bureau of fraud investigation (GBFI) – is rapidly developing a reputation for excellence across European police forces. In part, this is

The Computer Association of Thailand may propose an amendment of the Computer Crime Law, saying the first year of enforcement was causing many problems for users. Association president Srisak Jamornmarn said a seminar on computer crime would be held on

The primary concern of forensics experts is to collect evidence that meets well-established criteria laid down by the law. “The rules of evidence are not new for computers,” says Sean Lin, a director, Information Security Audit & Control Association (ISACA).

When British software developers came up with a program that could wipe files from computer hard drives, they gave it a hard-core name: Evidence Eliminator. It gets the point across, but can sure sound bad if a user gets hauled

Instead of a pistol, Pol Lt-Col Panya Chaaimtet arms himself with a computer notebook. He is more agile manoeuvring a mouse, hunting for criminals on the internet, than handling a conventional weapon… Pol Lt-Col Panya and Pol Maj Mingmontri work

VidReport from Sanderson Forensics (www.sandersonforensics.com) is a new forensic tool designed to ease the burden on investigators dealing with either large video files or multiple video files. VidReport allows the investigator to create reports based upon the content of a

BlackBag Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of computer forensic and electronic discovery solutions, today announced the relocation of its worldwide headquarters to 300 Piercy Road in San Jose, California. The move follows the Company’s 5th anniversary and continued growth of

As digital evidence continues to become more common in litigation, so has the need for computer forensic experts. In some situations the success or failure of the entire case might be driven by the findings provided to the litigating attorney

We all know that Texas has the harshest laws, not matter what the crime is. This time they are targeting the IT world stating that a PI (private investigator) license must be obtained by all techs working in computer repair

Deep inside London’s legal quarter, a camera is fastened tightly over the latest mobile device, scrutinising every move the Serious Fraud Office is taking in its digital forensics unit. There is no room for error. If the unit’s forensic scientists

Guidance Software Inc. today announced the launch of its EnCase® On Demand training program which grants online access to the company’s courses in enterprise investigations (internal investigations, eDiscovery) and forensic investigations (law enforcement, fraud). The program’s inaugural offerings—EnCase Computer Forensics

WebCase(TM), the flagship product of Vere Software, enables law enforcement, corporations and government agencies to collect, preserve and present, from the Internet, evidentiary data including web captures, video recording, TCP/IP collection, image captures, keystroke logging and chat collection… More (VereSoftware)

A lot of IT professionals who get started with forensics see graphical forensic applications like Encase and Forensic Toolkit (FTK), and they get turned off when they see that the Sleuth Kit is a collection of command-line utilities. While there

A computer forensic expert continued testimony Wednesday in the Neil Entwistle murder trial. Police detective Lawrence James discussed with he found during a search of Entwistle’s laptop computer. Lawrence James told a Middlesex Superior Court jury yesterday that Entwistle did

[A link for those following this ongoing exchange – Jamie] We call on you to retract the following statement, made to the press on May 15, 2008: “We are absolutely certain that the computer exhibits that our experts examined came

[Here’s an article with more technical details on this earlier story – Jamie] Here’s a lesson for computer neophytes – when you get accused of having CP on your computer, subsequently get fired, lose your friends and family and face