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A new version of SC Suite is available, version 4.0 now includes more tools to analyse and extract information from a variety of file types and utilities to assist in every day tasks. Continuing user feedback has resulted in the

“What is it? In a nutshell, it’s replacing the traditional 512 byte hard drive sector with a 4 kilobyte (4,096B) hard drive sector for a number of practical and technological reasons. The move to 4K-sectors has been some 10 years

Into The Boxes is an e-magazine covering issues concerning Digital Forensics and Incident Response. The first issue contains four specific articles that cover a variety of digital forensic and incident response issues… More (Into the Boxes)

A review of Adroit Photo Forensics is now online here with follow up discussion available here. Many thanks to Austin Troxell for the review.

A German computer scientist has published details of the secret code used to protect the conversations of more than 4bn mobile phone users. Karsten Nohl, working with other experts, has spent the past five months cracking the algorithm used to

The results and winners of the 2009 Digital Forensics Research (DFRWS2009) Challenge were announced at the 9th Annual DFRWS Conference. This challenge delves into gaming consoles from a forensic perspective, combining UNIX file system forensics, memory forensics, and network forensics.

DECAF takes an interesting turn at decafme.org plus Cyberspeak interview at http://cyberspeak.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=561335

With the demand rising rapidly for computer forensics, Nuneaton-based computer forensics firm IntaForensics has enjoyed rapid growth. Now, the firm is launching a free 5-day intensive training course to attract the interest of local graduates…In recent years, as computers and

In response to Microsoft’s Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE), which helps law enforcement officials grab data from password protected or encrypted sources, two developers have created “Detect and Eliminate Computer Assisted Forensics” (DECAF), a counter intelligence tool designed to

Viewers of TV dramas don’t focus on the technology behind how a forensics crime team tracks a terrorist or drug ring using cell phone data, but scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) do. NIST researchers have

Paraben has announced the release of Chat Examiner v2.0. If your subscription is current, you can download the new version from your registration site account at http://register.paraben-forensics.com. If your subscription is not current, you can update it from your registration

viaForensics has announced their Android Forensics training course which will prepare examiners with the tools, techniques and analysis methods to investigate an Android device. This training course is for law enforcement or government employees only and coincides with the DoD

“Identity Theft Online,” the fourth webinar in Vere Software’s free series, will be presented on Thursday, December 17 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. During the 60-minute course, Detective Kipp Loving of the Tracy (California) Police Department and the Sacramento Valley

An interview with Russell May of 4N6 Investigation is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/russell-may-interview-101209. Russell is a well known figure in the computer forensics world with a reputation for providing some of the best training courses available. Enjoy the interview!

A new version of SC Suite is available, version 3.9 now includes more tools to analyse and extract information from a variety of file types and utilities to assist in every day tasks. Continuing user feedback has resulted in the

HBGary, Inc. today announced the spin-off of its U.S. government cybersecurity services group. The new company, known as HBGary Federal, will focus on delivering HBGary’s malware analysis and incident response products and expert classified services to the Department of Defense,