A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:
Meta Plans to Add Encryption to Messenger, Stoking a Privacy Debate
The move is part of an effort to make the app more like WhatsApp and iMessage. Law enforcement authorities say the privacy makes it harder to track criminals…
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Fostering an “investigating mindset”: Why is it important in digital forensic science education?
The importance of the field of digital forensics (DF) is growing, where digital evidence is increasingly recognized as a crucial part of many investigations…
AI-Generated ‘Deepfakes’ Are Wildly Impressive—And Dangerous. Here’s How to Spot Them
The deepfake game is moving so quickly that looking for the usual signs (like an unsettling pair of eyes or hands with six fingers) isn’t your best defense mechanism…
UK Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge And CyberWomen Groups C.I.C.
Si Biles interviews Sophie Powell, Professor Sarah Morris, and Rob Black about the UK Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. The challenge is an opportunity for students to experience a simulated cyber crisis…
AWS CloudTrail Forensics – HTB Nubilum-1
During the past weekend, I had the pleasure of exploring HackTheBox’s latest Sherlock offerings. With Sherlocks you will be asked to dive into the aftermath of a targeted cyber attack…
Robert Vanwey: Regulatory focus can address emerging digital crimes in Nepal
Robert Vanwey is a distinguished former law enforcement senior technical analyst and investigator, renowned for his expertise within the New York State Division of Criminal Justice…
SQL Brute Force Leads to BlueSky Ransomware
In December 2022, we observed an intrusion on a public-facing MSSQL Server, which resulted in BlueSky ransomware. First discovered in June 2022, BlueSky ransomware has code links to Conti and Babuk ransomware…
Digital Investigation, My First experience
Hello investigators, I am happy to share my first experience of Digital Forensics. As a kid I was always curious about technology…
Measure Speed from Surveillance Video
It is the equation that we all remember from our physics lessons at school, right? Velocity is the ratio between a spatial distance and a time unit…