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The FBI estimates 80 percent of all criminals leave behind some sort of electronic evidence. That’s one of the reasons it decided to open 13 new computer forensic laboratories across the country with the most recent being right here in

The computer forensics stream is being introduced to the Institute’s four-year BSc (Hons) in Applied Computing to meet the demand for expertise across the public and private sectors in Ireland and overseas. As well as helping to combat corporate crime,

The clause of a law which forces people to hand over encryption keys will be activated after controversy delayed its implementation for six years. But one security expert has warned that the law itself could cause more criminals to turn

Newport University’s Business School will launch a graduate course in computer forensics this September. Speaking at the B2B Wales event in Cardiff, Tony Corner, head of computing at Newport Business School, and Eric Llewellyn, senior lecturer in computing, announced the

What happens if a suspect deliberately attempts to remove all traces of his activity from his PC? This and other forensic issues will be covered on 12 July in London at a seminar run by BCS’s Information Security SG. Full

UK computer forensics firm, Zentek Forensics, claims that whilst web-jacking is a new phenomena for home PC users, similar techniques are being widely-used in commercial environments. Web-jacking involves planting a Trojan on a PC or server in order to gain

A recent proposal by the U.S. Department of Justice that would mandate Internet Service Providers to retain certain records represents a dangerous trend of turning private companies into proxies for law enforcement or intelligence agencies against the interests of their

Vacant space in the City-County Building has Madison Police and the Dane County Sheriff’s Department is expanding their computer crime units. And it’s not just about more space – it’s about handling more cases. The new city/county computer crime facility

Tightening up existing legislation will help UK authorities to prosecute hackers better and put them in prison longer – but analysts question whether the moves will constrict an explosive growth in costly cybercrime. The UK has sought to tighten the

Marcus Rogers started as a beat cop, but it’s what he did on the side that led him to busting cyber crooks. Now an associate professor of computer technology, Rogers used to run his own Internet service provider and build

One of the hottest new courses on U.S. college campuses is a direct result of cybercrime. Classes in digital forensics — the collection, examination and presentation of digitally stored evidence in criminal and civil investigations — are cropping up as

Detective Randy Stone carried a shotgun as he walked up to help serve a search warrant on the house at 11944 W. Rolling Hills Court just before Christmas. Stone, a Sedgwick County computer forensic expert and SWAT team member, helped

The overriding principle concerning all phases of seizing and processing electronic evidence i.e. seized computers, disks and other media, should be never to alter the evidence from its original state. This should ensure its admissibility in court or other legal

Andy Harbison’s business card may read ‘senior manager, enterprise risk services’ and his reputation is as one of the country’s foremost computer forensics practitioners but it’s hard to escape the impression that he could tell you a thing or two

Computer forensics labs in Alabama will receive $987,227 from the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Sen. Richard Shelby. The money will be routed through the Alabama District Attorneys Association. According to a news release form Shelby’s officer, the ADAA

Identity theft and other computer crimes are overwhelming police departments in many of Wisconsin’s smaller towns and villages. They simply don’t have the resources to go after high-tech criminals. Denmark Police Chief Ron Towns considers his community safe. What’s becoming