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At DFRWS yesterday you gave a talk about Tor forensics on Windows. Could you briefly outline some of the main challenges associated with Tor forensics for our readers? I think that nowadays there are new challenges related to encryption, anonymity

British Airways’ air-miles accounts, the coding site GitHub and the work chat service Slack have all been hit in the latest wave of cyber-attacks. The firms have all notified their users of the incidents, which varied in approach and do

Arnim, we caught up with you last year about Uforia. Could you tell us a bit about what's been happening with the project since then? Well, what we had in Amsterdam was more of a proof of concept really, to

Passware, Inc., a provider of password recovery, decryption, and electronic evidence discovery software for computer forensics, law enforcement organizations, government agencies, and private investigators, announces version 2 of its flagship encrypted electronic evidence discovery product – Passware Kit Forensic 2015.

Nikola, please tell us about HddSurgery. What first gave you the idea to develop tools for data recovery and computer forensics? I would not call it an idea, it was more a need for such tools. We have data recovery

When it comes to incident response, the quick collection and triage of digital devices is crucial to identify where evidence may be contained. This expedites device processing and evidence identification to ultimately reduce case backlogs. AccessData’s Ultimate Toolkit® (UTK®) include

Date: March 26, 2015Time: 1:00pm EST (US) / 5:00pm GMT (UK)Duration: 60-75 minutesPresenters: Spencer Wilcox, CISSP, Excelon; Herbert Joe, Certified Forensics Consultant, Yonovitz & Joe, LLP; Andrew Neal, TransPerfect With data breaches and data leakage incidents becoming front page news,

Susteen Inc. is proud to announce their brand new iPhone/Android pincode breaking software. The SV Strike Secure View Strike is capable of acquiring 4 digit pincode/passcodes on the most popular phones including the new iPhone 6 and 6 plus. More

When it comes to computer forensics, investigators often rely on a variety of tools to find the evidence they need. The real challenge is understanding how to use these tools together to make your investigations more efficient while still maximizing

Reviewed by Si Biles, Thinking Security That mobile devices are going to be used in any criminal activity is almost a given now – although post Snowden, at least the more intelligent crook might give some pause to consider the

Skype recently introduced cloud based operation and started moving away from peer-to-peer messaging with a view, to paraphrase Skype, of improving the service that we receive. The move has had the effect of introducing a new set of artefacts and

Thailand’s military government warned women on Monday against posting photos of the lower half of their breasts – a current social media trend – saying their actions could violate the country’s computer crime laws. Thailand’s computer crimes act 2007 bans

On Monday 23rd of March 2015, Forensic Focus will be attending DFRWS EU – the European Digital Forensic Research Workshop – at University College Dublin, Ireland. If there are any topics you would particularly like us to cover in-depth, or

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss how to construct a Huffman table in order to display a block of a JPEG image. What are your tips for getting started in malware

The National Technical Assistance Centre (NTAC) has released a new version of Nevis, their free encryption-detection software. Nevis runs over seized media to flag any encrypted files or encryption-related files, outputting a report to allow investigators to quickly identify any

With data breaches and data leakage incidents becoming front page news, cyber investigations are taking on more importance within organizations. This calls for a new set of skills to be developed such as the ability to work with all levels