Forensic Focus

Computer forensics, much like more traditional forensics, is an art as much as a science. Its practice demands a detective’s intuition and a technician’s know-how. Only in this case, it’s to discern digital clues from the inner workings of electronic

The popularity of TV shows such as CSI and true crime shows that portray forensic science in action have long held a fascination for audiences for the simply amazing conclusions that can be drawn from what seems so little evidence.

A colleague recently asked me to list 10 electronic-data-discovery errors lawyers make with distressing regularity. Here’s that list, along with suggestions to avoid making them… More (Law.com)

The opening chapter of John Paul Lucich’s new book is titled “Welcome to My World.” And a grim, labyrinthine world it is. A computer forensics expert who specializes in computer security and corporate fraud cases, Lucich is the author of

Its name is F.R.E.D. Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device. Whether it’s credit card fraud, hacking, CP, or enticing children online, FRED can help find it. Only two police departments in the Fox Valley – Grand Chute and Fond du Lac

Developments worldwide have made it simple to acquire all sorts of information through the use of computers. Criminal activity is a major one. In an effort to fight an exponentially increasing fraud wave, law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, investment firms

Governments worldwide are placing companies under increasing scrutiny as corporate failures and fraud, from Enron to Shell, from WorldCom to Nortel, have demonstrated the requirement for legislation and regulation. UK businesses are challenged more than ever before by electronic data

Even with a well-heeled corporate privacy policy stating that all employee communications may be monitored in the workplace, the legality of e-mail monitoring is not as clear cut as one might think… More (SecurityFocus)

Globally, Nigeria has become associated with what is known as “advance fee” or 419 fraud. Virtually anyone with an email account will be familiar with this crime, which involves sending emails or faxes to potential victims around the world, sucking

Prosoft Engineering, Inc. announces the availability of RecoverSoft Data Rescue PC Version 2.0. “Data Rescue PC is the best solution for recovering files from a crashed or virus-corrupted hard drive. It comes with a bootable CD so there is no

Within a week of discovering computer equipment in the bombed-out safehouse of slain terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out more than 450 raids targeting followers of al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq. The vital information that led to

Law enforcement in Georgia is behind in getting the training needed to keep pace with a rise in computer-related crimes, causing delays in cases, some Georgia law enforcement officials said. “We just need more of a commitment from law enforcement,

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (cidg) received on Friday eight-million pesos’ worth of computer forensic hardware and software from the United States Department of State Anti-terrorism Assistance Program… More (inq7.net)

MANDIANT has announced an upgrade to their popular MANDIANT Web Historian software. Web Historian assists users in reviewing websites (URLs) that are stored in the history files of the most commonly used browsers including: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape,

The government’s forensics investigator spent more than three years pouring over UBS’ records and analyzing its network. in preparation for the computer sabotage trial. Here are his top five lists for what the company did right after the attack, and

Mobile phones are changing the lives of both criminals and the investigators that hunt them, mobile phone security experts said at the Infosecurity conference held in New York on Wednesday. With constantly improving storage and processing power, a mobile phone