Antigua and Barbuda police improve digital forensics expertise

Following their graduation from a US Department of State workshop, five members of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (RPFAB) are now equipped to conduct digital forensic investigations. Eric Freeman, assistant regional security officer at the US Embassy

I-Team: Inside An FBI Probe

The email came in the dead of winter and was chilling indeed. A man calling himself Abdul Yohanish said he was about to bomb the major local bridges connecting Ohio to Kentucky, the local international airport, and Paul Brown Stadium,

OU student puts knowledge into practice

An award-winning Open University student got the chance to put his newly-acquired knowledge into practice when he spent a day working with one of the country’s leading forensic computing companies. Dave Lancaster shadowed laboratory manager and senior forensic analyst Richard

Digital Forensics Certification Board (DFCB) Now Accepting Candidates

The Digital Forensics Certification Board (DFCB), an independent certifications organization for digital evidence examiners, has officially launched its highly anticipated certification program that offers two levels of professional designations. As part of the Board’s certification launch, candidates may apply through

Free iPhone Forensics White Paper Released by Chicago Electronic Discovery

Chicago Electronic Discovery released a free white paper on iPhone Forensics at chicago-ediscovery.com that reveals the vast amount of personal information stored on Apple’s iPhone and reviews techniques and software for retrieving this information. Consumers and corporations have a legitimate

Cracking the case: ‘DOMEX’ system is tool used to analyze crime

When Baltimore authorities seized computers connected to a multimillion-dollar Internet pharmacy operation in late 2006, they turned to Johnstown for help. Specialists at the National Drug Intelligence Center analyzed large amounts of electronic information, providing crucial evidence that led to

e-fense Announces Opening of New Headquarters

e-fense, Inc. today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to 9200 E. Panorama Cir, Suite 120 in Centennial, Colorado. The move follows the company’s announcements of new management and continued growth of its computer forensic and network security software

Data Theft Common By Departing Employees

Many people who are either laid-off from their job or simply moving to another opportunity often secretly take proprietary data from their employer on their way out the door, a study released this week found. Nearly 60 percent of employees

UK’s poor record on prosecuting hackers revealed

Experts have called for more police resources to fight computer crime, after it emerged that only 299 hackers have been charged under the UK’s computer crime law over the past four years. Computer Weekly has discovered that only 110 cases

Guidance Software Expands EnCase® Training OnDemand Offering

Guidance Software Inc. has announced new EnCase® Training OnDemand courses in eDiscovery and computer forensics, broadening its range of course offerings that allow EnCase customers worldwide to train anywhere, at their own convenience. The two new on demand offerings are:

U.S. Government Honors Precision Discovery Computer Forensics Expert for Service

Bruce W. Pixley, Vice President of Computer Forensics at Precision Discovery was recently recognized by U.S. government officials for providing outstanding computer forensics services. Most recently, Pixley was recognized at the U.S. Attorney’s Office Ninth Annual Law Enforcement Awards Ceremony

Guidance Software Sees Record Q4

Pasadena-based Guidance Software joins the list of Southern California firms who had a good quarter, saying Tuesday that it had revenues of $25.2M in its fiscal fourth quarter, growth of over 22 percent versus its similar quarter in 2007… More

HBGary Announces Value-Priced Computer Forensics Solution

HBGary, Inc., (http://www.hbgary.com) has announced that law enforcement and government agencies can now purchase HBGary Responder Field Edition for under $1000…“Responder Field Edition has helped police departments and computer forensic investigators around the country collect key electronic evidence in memory

SC Suite v3.0 released.

A new version of SC Suite is available, version 3.0 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

Deloitte announces new data centre for forensics and eDiscovery

Deloitte Australia has announced plans to invest in a significant new data centre at its Grosvener Square Sydney office in 2009 to assist with the work undertaken by its new Forensic Data and Analytic Insights divisions. Nicholas Adamo, Deloitte partner