Forensic Focus

Sprite Guo, a policeman in China, has contacted me with details of the China Computer Forensics Conference 2006 (CCFC 2006), a computer forensics conference that takes place between members of the law enforcement community and computer forensic companies in China.

The company that runs the Texas Treasure cruise ship has been indicted on charges of interfering with an investigation. According to the indictment, the ship’s chief engineer is accused of lying to Coast Guard inspectors about records that track how

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers, practitioners, and educators interested in digital forensics. We welcome the participation of people in industry, government, law enforcement, and academia who are interested in advancing the state of the art

Even a panel of determined senators couldn’t convince Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to divulge much about how the massive surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency actually works. Gonzales told a Senate committee on Monday that he was not

The summit 2006 launched a three year Manifesto to tackle computer crime in Wales; the purpose being to protect businesses against the growing threat to them from electronic and computer based Crime. The conference was attended by the four major

The city of Florence will host next 17th February the meeting of the multidisciplinary researchers that are working together on the European Project about the Admissibility of the Electronic Evidence in EU Courts (A.E.E.C.). This innovative project is financially supported

Grand Traverse County wants more training for sheriff’s deputies to combat an “alarming” rise in computer-based crimes. Undersheriff Nathan Alger said the department asked the county board for approximately $10,000 previously earmarked for vehicles to expand the department’s computer forensic

Since 2002, Vogon International LLC has operated a sophisticated data recovery lab in Norman. The lab, which serves clients throughout the U.S., Canada and South America, uses proprietary software to recover data from computer hard drives and backup tapes. The

Ed Gibson, Microsoft UK’s chief security advisor, has hit out at the lack of effective channels for cybercrime reporting and claimed that better desktop-level protection is the key to effective security… More (ZDNet)

Kroll Ontrack Inc., the data recovery and legal technologies subsidiary of Kroll Inc., the global risk consulting company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Ibas Holdings ASA, a leading Norwegian-based provider of data recovery, data erasure and

Examples of the analysis of computer evidence are abundant today in the popular media, particularly in television shows ranging from the Law & Order franchise to Court TV’s Forensic Files. And, as we have come to expect from television, there

AMSTERDAM, NL — Detectives investigating the Louis Sévèke case took possession of data on people who visited the political activist’s website. Family and friends said on Tuesday the police have an estimated 25,000 unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The police

With computer crimes on the increase, the Homeland Security Department is preparing to beef up its cybersecurity capabilities by increasing the budget of the National Cyber Security Division, home to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). At a Jan.

It has become increasingly important for security professionals to deploy new detection mechanisms to track and capture an attacker’s activities. Third Generation (GenIII) Honeynets provide all the components and tools required to gather this information at the deepest level. Sebek

The IT security industry has almost unanimously given its backing to government plans to update the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and introduce more severe custodial sentences for cyber criminals. And many are urging the government to now ‘go the distance’

“P2 Enterprise makes sure that not only is your network protected but you’ll have the evidence you need to prove your case as the incident occurs. P2 Enterprise Edition doesn’t stop with just traditional forensics; it takes forensics to a