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A day in the life of Angus Marshall, senior lecturer in forensic science (digital evidence) at the University of Teesside… More (BCS)

Guidance Software, along with AccessData, today announced the winner and finalists of the second annual Timothy Fidel Memorial Award. The honor recognizes excellence in the field of computer forensics, and is presented in memory of Timothy Fidel, a Special Agent

Digital forensics has been around for at least a decade, but in the commercial sector it is still a relatively unknown and unexploited discipline. The concept of digital forensics was originally spawned by law enforcement agencies, which started to realise

Computer forensics is not a task to be undertaken lightly by just any IT worker. Instead, it calls for specialised skills and careful, documented procedures. A forensics expert knows what signs to look for and can identify additional information sources

Computer forensics graduates have been in high demand since the field first appeared and now the demand is growing even larger. In fact, Marcus Rogers, an associate professor at Purdue’s College of Technology, says private firms are recruiting graduates in

The company involved in the London bombing telephone forensics work is offering its expertise to the Royal Malaysian Police. Forensic Telecommunications Services Ltd (FTS), which is currently helping the British police in ongoing investigations of the London bombing, is known

Microsoft claims that businesses planning to use Vista together with its Bitlocker hard drive encryption technology will have an easy and safe way to dispose of their hard disks. More (News.com)

A new law in Georgia on private investigators now extends to computer forensics and computer incident response, meaning that forensics experts who testify in court without a PI license may be committing a felony… More (Security Focus)

FBI computer forensic examiners Tim Huff and Tony Pallone unlock the secrets inside hundreds of computers each year… More (Popular Mechanics)

On March 1, 2005, the giant US bank Morgan Stanley learned that it had effectively lost a $US1.45 billion fraud case. It lost, not because there was evidence that it had conspired to mis-state the value of assets and stock

Vontu, Inc., the leader in data loss prevention solutions, and Guidance Software, the world leader in computer investigations, today announced a partnership to deliver an integrated solution for automating data security investigations. The combined solution enables customers to detect the

Computer forensics is the application of specialized investigative and analytic techniques to identify, collect, examine and preserve data from computer systems or networks so that it may serve as evidence in a court of law. More narrowly, the term applies

Confiscated computers line shelves at Bay City’s FBI office, waiting for detectives to check them for CP. A storeroom bursts with piles of pirated music, software, movies and video games. It’s hard evidence that ”cyber crime” is thriving in the

Key recommendations are an increase in the sentences handed down to hackers – or anybody illegally accessing somebody else’s computer while up to no good. This will be increased from six months to two years. This will be seen as

The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) are teaming up to request for additional budget to build both agencies’ digital forensics infrastructure. NBI Anti-Fraud and Computer Crimes Division (AFCCD) Director Atty. Elfren Meneses told INQ7.NET

Guidance Software has partnered with Sybex, a John Wiley imprint, to release the industry’s first in-depth study guide for EnCE(TM), one of the most widely-held forensic examiners certifications… More (press release)