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Seagate is best known for manufacturing hard disk drives and other storage devices for use in computers, servers, mobile devices, media players, and more—in fact, the company just announced a new self-encrypting drive for enterprise environments and a 1 TB

The HotPlug device basically allows a running computer to be seized and brought back to a computer forensic lab for further study — without having to first shut it off. Assuming a suspect could be caught by surprise when using

With ID fraud on the rise, the assumption is you’ll lose money which can be claimed back. But Simon Bunce lost his job, and his father cut off contact, when he was arrested after an ID fraudster used his credit

Tableau, LLC today announces the launch of the T35es eSATA Forensic Bridge. The T35es product is the first of its kind to offer forensic examiners the option of eSATA host computer connectivity. The T35es eSATA Forensic Bridge natively supports write-blocked

The Government of Singapore has devoted significant effort to combating computer crime. It passed legislation in 1993 and periodically amends this legislation as needed. It has created new agencies and given its law enforcement personnel greater powers in its fight

Paraben Corporation a digital forensic technology provider announced today that it has released Device Seizure 2.0 with Apple iPhone support. Device Seizure is the first forensic tool to support the Apple iPhone in forensic acquisitions. Investigators and Law Enforcement have

One of the first things I remember reading on TechRepublic was an article with 200 tips and tricks for recovering data from failing hard disks. One of the most outlandish ideas contained in that mountain of advice was the suggestion

Don Lukasic is a computer forensic examiner. He works for the Ada County Sheriff’s Office as well as the FBI. There are fewer than ten of these experts in the area and he’s one of them. “One case personally that

Computer crime is not only exploding in volume but is mutating faster than it can be contained, a new report to be published next week will warn. Some 2.5 million new types of malicious programme have been launched in the

AccessData has announced the release of AccessData® (AD) eDiscovery, designed to be the most effective, automated, in-house eDiscovery solution available. It is the only solution to address all data equally, enabling organizations to identify, preserve and process data from desktops,

It’s not the Emmy Award-winning “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” but computer forensics holds a growing lure for law firms and human resource directors investigating workplace disputes. Driving some of the growth are new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil

Plans to create a national police unit to fight high-tech crime were delt a blow this week after the Home Office said it was unable to find £1.3m to fund the unit. Home Office minister Vernon Coakertold the Association of

In this article, we will focus on a hardware approach for encrypting your data at rest. Specifically, we are going to look at the new breed of encrypting hard drives. We will discuss the features and benefits of this next

Gary Kessler, 52, is an associate professor of computer science at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt. Mr. Kessler has worked as a computer-forensics consultant on the side for the past five years. Computer forensics is the process of gathering evidence

Manufacturers of USB sticks and cards with fingerprint readers promise us that their data safes can only be opened with the right fingerprint. It turns out that an easy-to-find tool allows nosy parties to get around the protection in some

Photo-editing software gets more sophisticated all the time, allowing users to alter pictures in ways both fun and fraudulent. Last month, for example, a photo of Tibetan antelope roaming alongside a high-speed train was revealed to be a fake, according