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Eric McCarty goes before a federal judge this month on charges he damaged the University of Southern California’s online application system. McCarty, 25, says he was just trying to highlight the Web site’s security vulnerabilities. A not-guilty plea just might

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new security feature in Windows Vista, designed to work with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Basically, it encrypts the C drive with a computer-generated key. In its basic mode, an attacker can still access the

The Open Computer Forensics Architecture (OCFA) is a modular computer forensics framework build by the “Dutch National Police Agency”. The main goal is to automate the digital forensic process to speed up the investigation and give tactical investigators direct access

Michael Crooker had his lawsuit concerning Hewlett-Packard’s DriveLock encryption software tossed out of court. Crooker had his Compaq laptop seized by FBI agents in 2004 after bomb-making materials were found at his home. He claimed that the FBI then used

From Brian Carrier: Based on the success of the Digital Forensic Research Workshop (DFRWS)2005 memory analysis challenge, a new challenge is being posted for DFRWS2006. This year, the focus is on file carving techniques. The challenge data set contains JPEG,

Received from Brian Carrier: New versions of TSK and Autopsy are now available (after the longestduration of no releases in the history of the tools). There are severalnew features including Expert Witness (EnCase) images, AFF images, and ISO9660 file systems,

The National Information Technology Commission (CNTI) has appealed to experts of the sector for greater participation in proposed legislation on computerised crime, protection of data and information security, according to the Angola Press Agency. CNTI’s media spokesperson, Luísa dos Santos,

May 8, 2006 – Concord, MA, – Project-a-Phone, Inc. announced today that it will introduce its system for gathering cell phone forensic evidence to the law enforcement community at the Silicon Valley meeting of HTCIA in Santa Clara. The Project-a-Phone

The UK’s new FBI-style crime fighting agency has unveiled plans to get tough on cyber crime. The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has announced a range of new measures to tackle online crime gangs, such as a science laboratory to

A British man labelled one of the world’s most dangerous hackers yesterday railed against the UK’s computer crime laws. Gary McKinnon, who faces extradition to the US after being accused of breaking into the Pentagon’s computer system, said that Britain’s

AccessData Corp., a leader in digital forensic software solutions, today announced that as a member of the Oracle(R) PartnerNetwork, it will provide customers with a new dynamic and adaptive tool for digital forensics. The next generation of Forensic Toolkit, FTK

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