UK police forces come together to create new regional surveillance units

25th May 202025th July 2011 by Forensic Focus

Britain’s police forces are forming regional surveillance units with the power to carry out covert and intrusive investigations. Detectives believe the groups will make it easier for the authorities to bug computers, break into properties and interfere with wireless internet networks as part of countersurveillance operations, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Until recently, covert investigations were carried out by individual forces in co-operation with the Serious Organised Crime Agency, which is being disbanded…

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In this episode, Si and Desi talk to Matt Suiche from Magnet Forensics on the rise of e-crime and info stealers. They also discuss the new and exciting ChatGPT, a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November last year.

"Once upon a time, not long ago in the Land of Forensics, there was a show called the Forensic Focus Podcast. You know, where they talk about all forensics. Oh ho, the host of this show…” Oh no, they say I was the host. “It was smart and funny. Never once did they chat about boring things, oh no, not that. His guests were experts" - Bad ChatGPT

Show notes:

dumpIT - http://www.toolwar.com/2014/01/dumpit-memory-dump-tools.html

comae - https://www.comae.com/dumpit/

Matt’s wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Suiche

VMWare acquires CloudVolumes - https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2014/08/cloudvolumes.html

Vitali Kremex - https://twitter.com/vk_intel?lang=en

ChatGPT - https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/

Magnet Virtual Summit - https://magnetvirtualsummit.com/

Magnet User Summit - https://magnetusersummit.com/

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Just like your current holiday shopping for last minute presents a lot of the good stuff has gone off the shelves already. You reach to the back and find the toy nobody really wanted but it’s the thought that counts, you stare down at Si and Desi’s Holiday Special 2022 podcast.

Please join these two as they lament over the year that was, discuss all the things they didn’t do but promise they will do them next year, query whether putting a NAS in the storage of a roller door is a good idea, and finally arrive at what they’re looking forward to bringing you in the new year.

Show Notes:

Arduino PLC IDE - https://docs.arduino.cc/software/plc-ide
Mycroft Mark II (open source Alexa) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-mark-ii-the-open-voice-assistant
Christa’s new blog - https://christammiller.com/
Si’s holiday reading - https://amzn.to/3iJyGrR
Desi’s holiday reading - https://inteltechniques.com/
Strange event for the end of the year - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/25-suspected-members-german-far-right-group-arrested-raids-prosecutors-office-2022-12-07/
Si’s wishful thinking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXnRgXclLd0
Si’s list to do before the EOY - https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/products/intrepid-4x5-camera
Desi’s list to do before EOY - https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-reset-your-phone-before-you-sell-it/
“Cleaning your office” - https://www.manfrotto.com/uk-en/vintage-collapsible-1-5-x-2-1m-ink-sage-ll-lb5720/
Conference recorder - https://amzn.to/3UBmre5
Desi’s blog - https://www.hardlyadequate.com/

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