We are using longer and more complex passwords to protect our accounts. Hence, keeping track of numerous password combinations has become a task on its own. That is why more and more people are turning to password managers. Be it … Read more
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What Can You Tell Us About Your Password? A Contextual Approach
Aikaterini: I’m Aikaterini Kanta. I’m a PhD candidate with University College Dublin, and I’m really glad to be here today. I’m going to talk to you about my PhD research. So, about contextual based decryption.
So, the average number … Read more
How Viable Is Password Cracking In Digital Forensic Investigations?
Hello everyone. My name is Aikaterini Kanta and I’m a PhD student with University College, Dublin and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, and I’m very glad to be here today at DFRWA USA 2021 to present to you our … Read more
Comprehensive Statistical Analysis on the Crackability of Real-World Passwords
Hello everyone. My name is Aikaterini Kanta and I’m a PhD student with University College Dublin, and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. I’m here today at DFRWS APAC 2021 to present a comprehensive statistical analysis on the crackability of … Read more
Customizing Password Attacks in Oxygen Forensic Detective
Device screen locks and encryption are some of the most significant challenges law enforcement faces in acquiring data for investigations. With Oxygen Forensic® Detective, however, investigators can bypass screen locks to extract and decrypt crucial evidence from Android devices based … Read more
Bruteforcing Linux Full Disk Encryption (LUKS) With Hashcat
by Patrick Bell
This walk-through will show you how to Bruteforce LUK volumes using hashcat, how you can mount a LUK partition, and how we can image it once it’s decrypted.
Scenario: You’ve got a Macbook in. MacOS has been … Read more