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EuroForensics 2011 is the most extensive forensic sciences event in Turkey, as well as the greater Euro-Asian Region. Our event will be held in Istanbul Harbiye Military Museum and Culture Center between 24 and 26 March, 2011. Some of the

Katana Forensics, LLC has released Lantern 2.0. A completely redesigned interface and with 20 new features. Lantern 2.0 now analyzes iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, Backup files, and physical images.

by David Benford, Blackstage Forensics "I recently wrote a research paper, “Geotag Data: The Modification of Evidence on the Apple iPhone”, based around the possibility of modifying geotag evidence on the Apple iPhone. A test was performed as part of

by Sean McLinden "Recently, the events surrounding the defacement of the HBGary Web site and publication of sensitive data were being bantered about on a number of forensic, security and incident response sites. As is typical for these kind of

by Joe Garcia "In this episode, I talk with Eric Huber about what awaits Digital Forensics & InfoSec practitioners getting ready to retire from Law Enforcement. Also, Lee Whitfield has announced that nominations are open for the 2011 Forensic4Cast awards.

An illegal immigrant who confessed on his Facebook page that he had raped a woman has been jailed for four years. John Ssewagudde attacked the 28-year-old at her flat in the Shettleston area of Glasgow last June. The Ugandan-born 21-year-old

Cyber crime costs the UK economy £27bn a year, the government has said. The figures, published for the first time, are a mid-range estimate and the real cost could be much higher. They are made up of £21bn of costs

I note with interest that John Douglas (Finnbarr) is giving this talk to the BCS IRMA ( Information Risk Management and Assurance ) group. It’s certainly open to BCS members, and possibly to other affiliated organisations – worth dropping a

In order to make sure that the results from the forth-coming elections are secured, valid and credible, especially with the use of the Direct Data Capture Machines, an IT expert has advocated the roles of computer forensics in protecting electronic

When you have a technical interest in Windows or PCs in general, there are few things as fascinating as a good computer forensics package. This is partly because they’re an excellent way to check exactly how someone is using a

Data drives everything in today’s business world, and it would be hard to name a more important concern for today’s corporate arena than data preservation. The growing urgency of this matter, until last year a novelty to most attorneys, touched

Backbone Security has announced the release of Version 3.8 of the Steganography Application Fingerprint Database (SAFDB) which now contains more than 900 steganography applications…Developed in Backbone’s Steganography Analysis and Research Center (SARC), SAFDB is the world’s largest commercially available hash

That time of year is upon us once again. It is awards season and, as such, the nominations for the 2011 Forensic 4cast Awards are now open. Please visit: http://forensic4cast.com/2011/02/11/forensic-4cast-awards-2011-nominations-are-open/ to nominate someone deserving.

The National Institute of Justice has awarded funding under its Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery grant to Vere Software, makers of tools for Internet evidence collection. The funding is for the development of forensic and investigative tools and techniques

Vere Software is pleased to announce the return of its popular, free “Online Investigations Basics” webinar series. Designed to help investigators maximize their online evidence collection skills, the monthly webinars will feature investigative techniques and issues such as: Tracing IP

DFRWS brings together leading researchers, developers, practitioners, and educators interested in advancing the state of the art in digital forensics from around the world. As the most established venue in the field, DFRWS is the preferred place to present both