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An interview with Jim Gordon, Computer Crime Analyst at West Mercia Police is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/jim-gordon-interview-150909

Information security requirements and challenges change on a daily basis – and with them come growing opportunities for individuals with skills in digital forensics. Rob Lee, a director with Mandiant and curriculum lead for digital forensic training at SANS Institute,

Forensic Focus is delighted to announce the introduction of the Forensic Focus Graduate Recruitment program. Headed by respected computer forensics recruitment specialist David Sullivan and supported by technical experts in the fields of both computer and mobile forensics, this program

A review of Helix 3 Enterprise written by Jonathan Krause of Forensic Control can be read here with discussion here. Helix 3 Enterprise (H3E) is e-fense’s flagship investigation suite pitched at a similar level as EnCase Enterprise or Access Data

Paraben has announced the release of P2 Commander v1.5. What’s New: * Added recursive sorting and searching * Added support for Vista registry file and Vista system disk in Advanced Registry and System Analyzer* Added support for Forensic Storage containers

“Online Sources of Information” is the first of a series of free webinars offered by Vere Software. On Thursday, September 17, starting at 11 a.m. Pacific time, long-time private investigator Cynthia Navarro will present this 60-minute webinar designed to show

Guidance Software Inc. today announced the new EnCase Certified eDiscovery Practitioner (EnCEP) program. The program certifies private and public sector professionals in the use of Guidance Software’s EnCase eDiscovery software, as well as their proficiency in eDiscovery planning, project management

AccessData Corporation and LTU technologies, a leading provider of imagerecognition and search technologies, have entered into a joint partnership aimed at enhancing AccessData’s image search and identification capabilities. Integrating AccessData’s Forensic Toolkit® (FTK®) with image recognition from LTU technologies will

In the heart of New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Real Time Crime Centre (RTCC), Inspector Kenneth Mekeel surveys data coming in on a giant monitor the size of a cinema screen. As queries come in from officers on the street

On August 25 AccessData gave attendees of HTCIA International a preview of Forensic Toolkit Version 3. Matt Churchill was in attendance and has kindly given us his thoughts on AccessData’s upcoming release. Read More…

Vere Software this month introduces a new series of free webinars. Designed to help investigators maximize their online evidence collection skills, the monthly webinars will feature investigative techniques and issues such as: Online Sources of InformationTracing IP addressesMySpace Investigations BasicsOnline

There has been a rise in the number of mobile phone accounts being cloned or taken over by criminals, figures show. According to the UK fraud prevention service Cifas, the practice is one of the growth areas of identity theft…

Troy University (Alabama) is getting $350,000 in federal funding to fight cybercrime. Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Tuscaloosa worked to get the federal appropriation for Troy’s Computer Forensics Institute and Lab. Shelby said Tuesday the university will use the funding

‘Life as a real life CSI isn’t as glamorous as it looks on TV!’ says Dundalk woman Vivienne Mee who is a leading expert in computer forensics in Ireland. Dr Mee, from Mountain View, Point Road, just recently graduated from

Better statistics and centralised recording of computer crime are the two main aims of Britain’s e-crime strategy unveiled last week by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo)… More (ComputerWeekly.com)

An interview with mobile telephone expert witness Greg Smith of Trew & Co. is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/greg-smith-interview-290809 Greg is also the moderator of the Mobile Phone Forensics forum and posts under the username “trewmte”.