A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:
Law enforcement crackdowns and new techniques are forcing cybercriminals to pivot
Researchers say that law enforcement crackdowns and new investigative tools are putting pressure on cybercriminals, but challenges for defenders remain…
Cloud Storage & Digital Forensic Evidence
How can we leverage cloud-based storage solutions for digital evidence in a laboratory setting and is it safe? Technology is forever evolving, and one fact remains, storage is a finite resource…
Minnesota lawmakers pass bill to criminalize people who share political and sexual deepfake images
In a nearly unanimous vote, Minnesota Senate lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to hurt a political candidate or influence an election…
International Criminal Court is using digital evidence to investigate Putin – but how can it tell if a video or photo is real or fake?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was reminiscent of wars long past, where a country invades another with little provocation. But there are many parts of this conflict that are uniquely modern…
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How To Start A Career In Digital Forensics
Digital forensics is an exciting and rapidly growing field that deals with the investigation and recovery of digital evidence from electronic devices…
People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused
In 2016, Elon Musk went on stage at a tech conference outside Los Angeles and made a bold statement about the self-driving capability of Teslas…
Digital ‘detective’ helps hold online predators to account
A Brantford police officer is getting the expert training needed to help hold to account those who exploit children online…
The Snake, The FBI, And Center 16: Why The Takedown Of A ‘Most Sophisticated Cyber-Espionage Tool’ Is Important
For more than a decade, a unique bit of malicious computer code was burrowed in the deepest corners of Internet servers in more than 50 countries, secretly gathering data and even records of what a person might be typing on a keyboard…
Officers congratulate Glenrothes pupil for winning cyber crime award
Officers from Police Scotland’s Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team and the National Crime Agency attended at Glenrothes High School to congratulate Josh Baldwin on being the Scottish Regional winner for the Cyber Choices Challenge…
