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A new version of SC Suite is available, version 3.5 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

As Apple’s computers and mobile devices become increasingly popular, they sometimes get used by criminals. But with their current hardware and new software tools from Blackbag Technology and SubRosaSoft, Macs are also becoming the tools of choice for forensics examiners…

Vere Software has released the WebCase Internet Investigator’s Toolkit, a utility that combines several of the most important features for online investigations. Free to law enforcement investigators and $29 to private or corporate investigators, the Internet Investigator’s Toolkit provides one-click

Paraben has announced the release of Network E-Mail Examiner v3.0. This version completes the integration of NEMX into the P2 Commander interface giving it full forensic analysis features such as multi-threading, a back-end database, indexing and searching of attachments, and

While most computer users have good intentions, a small minority do not. Law enforcement and security-focused IT professionals need flexible, powerful tools for examining the computers of those suspected of wrongdoing. You’ll hear a panel of distinguished experts, with over

Tools such as Metasploit’s meterpreter for the automated delivery of stealthy payloads are making it more difficult for researchers to find out after the fact exactly what happened to an exploited computer… More (GCN)

More and more banks are developing their own computer forensic labs to identify both external and internal threats, says Jeff Maw, a computer crimes and forensic investigator at Wells Fargo. Wells’ lab, in Charlotte, has forensic software to access remotely

An interview with Sean McLinden of Outcome Technology Associates, Inc. is now online at http://www.forensicfocus.com/sean-mclinden-interview-210709 Sean is a Forensic Focus forum regular and posts under the username “seanmcl”.

According to e-fense, live acquisition of Internet history, computer memory, images, and other data is now easier to collect with the latest release of Live Response and Aperio from e-fense, Inc. These tools are used by law enforcement and businesses

An exclusive review of three popular forensic write blockers by David Kovar of NetCerto, Inc. is now available here. Included in the review are the Guidance FastBloc2 FE, the WiebeTech Forensic UltraDock V4 and the Tableau T35es. http://www.forensicfocus.com/write-blocker-review-230709

With the proper hardware that you probably already have and freeware available online, you can easily build your own basic computer forensics lab that will hold up in court, reduce E-Discovery costs and, most importantly, retrieve valuable evidence for all

A former military policeman and IT security expert at Northern Rock is combining his talents in a data investigations business. Andrew Maddison, who worked at Northern Rock for eight years as head of the technical security team, has launched Orbital

A new version of SC Suite is available, version 3.4 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

CCFC 2009 will be held in Beijing, China from 6-8 December 2009. Over the past four years, the CCFC event has established itself as the recognized premier conference & exhibition in China focused on computer, digital and mobile forensics. With

On Sunday 19th July 2009 the first annual Digital Forensic Awards were held by the Forensic 4cast Team. Over 400 votes were cast by the nominees’ peers in the digital forensic field… More (Forensic 4cast)

The ever-weakening job market could well lead to an increase in online crime as laid-off workers, especially those with computer skills, turn to scams to support themselves, Cisco Systems Inc said in a mid-year security report… More (Reuters)