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Software Analysis & Forensic Engineering Corporation (www.SAFE-corp.biz) is now offering CodeSuite Certification online for software experts. Successful completion of the course adds the trainee to SAFE’s certified expert’s webpage http://www.safe-corp.biz/services_witnesses.htm, and they will receive a $500 credit toward the purchase

A paper from Suhanov Maxim of ITDefence.Ru titled “Linux for computer forensic investigators: «pitfalls» of mounting file systems” is now available here.

BlackBag Technologies, Inc. today announced the release and general availability of SoftBlock, the Company’s much anticipated write-blocking software application that Mac forensic examiners can easily use to mount and manage devices containing suspect data in a forensically sound manner…With a

A new magazine which brings together the latest news and findings from the digital forensics world is planning to become a valuable resource to police forces and digital crime fighting agencies the world over…On November 1st this year a new

A snapshot look at the IT forensics profession from the perspective of Rob Lee, an IT forensics expert at Mandiant… More (Computerworld)

The Heene family’s e-mails secured by computer forensic engineers have proven the “Balloon Boy” stunt a hoax. The e-mails sent months before the event show Richard Heene and an associate discussing a media stunt similar to the balloon incident. Now,

A short paper from Adam Hurwitz of Business Intelligence Associates, Inc. titled “Simple Steganography on NTFS when using the NSRL” is now available here.

A paper from Access Data titled “The Importance of Memory Search and Analysis” is now available here.

Digital Assembly has released Adroit Photo Forensics, an advanced photo carving and forensics tool. It allows recovery of heavily fragmented photos and preparation of reports. Download a free trial from http://digital-assembly.com/products/adroit-photo-forensics/ (Note: Download is free, to save carved images, purchase

At the Digital Crimes Consortium, Microsoft Corp. and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) announced an agreement establishing NW3C as the first U.S.-based distributor of the Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE). A Microsoft-developed program, COFEE uses digital forensic

Mobile forensic solutions provider Micro Systemation AB has launched a North American office, MSAB Inc., to provide direct sales, training, and technical support for its .XRY, .XACT, and other products…Headquartered in Washington, D.C., MSAB Inc. is responding to increased demand

“Tracing IP Addresses” is the second in of a series of free webinars offered by Vere Software. On Thursday, October 22, starting at 11 a.m. Pacific time, associate professor and consultant of digital forensics Gary Kessler will present this 60-minute

The Metropolitan Police Service is to spend £32m on a four-year framework supply deal for equipment to help with forensic analysis of digital devices. The Official Journal of the European Union says the Met wants the equipment to cover computers,

Computer forensics experts called to testify before a judge and jury must relay the facts of the case but equally important, must convey them in a way a jury can understand. On the witness stand, a computer forensic expert must

A new paper from Joachim Metz of Hoffmann Investigations titled “Shrinking the gap: carving NTFS-compressed files” is now available here. Readers may be interested to note that carving NTFS-compressed data will be part of the advanced carving topic of the

The High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) Asia Pacific Chapter is proud to announce the Third Asia Pacific Regional Training Conference which will be held in Hong Kong from 2-4 December 2009. It will combine a one day seminar with