RFC – Digital Forensics within IaaS Environments

Request for comments – I would be interested in knowing your thoughts and opinions on the topic of “Digital Forensics within Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Environments. For my sins I have chosen this as the subject for my dissertation and although I could happily write thousands upon thousands of words (Plenty of practice writing forensic reports…) of […]

Female hackers need apply

Even when I was starting to study my degree just some 4 years ago in Digital Forensics and IT Security there appeared to be very little interest in the subject of IT as a whole, let alone Digital Forensics and Ethical Hacking from women. Some three women appeared in the lecture hall on the first day of the course […]

Digital Forensics in the Cloud: 5 Hot Skills

When it comes to collecting forensic evidence from cloud providers and determining whether a data breach has occurred, what used to take two weeks now takes a month for Greg Thompson, vice president of enterprise security services at Scotia Bank. “Often we find it is a challenge to get sufficient forensic data from the cloud to prove […]

A Career in Digital Forensics: 5 Key Steps

Joseph Naghdi, an experienced computer technologist, transitioned to digital forensics in early 2000 because he was intrigued by how data is stored and discovered on computers. Today, he’s a forensics analyst at Computer Forensics Lab, aU.K.consultancy specializing in computer forensic services and advanced data recovery. Thehigh pointof his work, he says, is when he solves […]

Digital Forensic Expert Witness Testifies in Court

Police Computer Forensics Expert Sandra Osborne Testifies at the Casey Anthony Murder Trial on June 8, 2011 – Sandra Osborne testifies: MyFoxORLANDO.com Sandra Osborne testifies: MyFoxORLANDO.com Sandra Osborne testifies: MyFoxORLANDO.com Sgt. Kevin Stenger testifies: MyFoxORLANDO.com http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-national/police-computer-forensics-expert-sandra-osborne-testifies-at-the-casey-anthony-murder-trial-on-june-8-2011-video

Digital Security Degrees – Yes? No? Maybe…….

I’ve had a few emails recently from people wanting to know more about Digital Forensic/Ethical Hacking degrees. People may be thinking I’m a little biased having invested countless thousands of pounds, man hours and sweat in to the course so far. However, isn’t everyone a little biased… The term Ethical Hacking comes under many headings, […]

Dell partners with UK based Evidence Talks

A PIECE of software developed by a small Milton Keynes IT company has been taken up by one of the biggest computer companies in the world. Evidence Talks, based in Crownhill, has developed forensic intelligence software called SPEKTOR which can access and collect digital evidence for law enforcement agencies. The software has been bought by […]

Higher education cuts could make or break the ITSec industry

As with all sectors and industries, education sector employees are not immune to cost cutting and the threat of redundancy. We’re not talking about the nurseries or even GCSE level educators, but the higher education and university sector. The university and higher education fee charging sector is the sector which you would expect to be […]

Triage Investigator to help catch online predators

NEW computer software set to be used by Notts police will boost efforts to catch internet paedophiles. The Triage Investigator will allow specialist officers to get hold of logs from online chat rooms quicker – and get e-mail contact details within minutes to allow them to begin their inquiries. At the moment, it can take […]

Dell Ships Notebook fit for the Digital Forensic Field

The Mobile Digital Forensic package is aimed at providing easier and more secure collection and storage of digital evidence at crime scenes or at scientific work sites. Dell on March 24 started shipping a new ruggedized laptop with special features designed specifically for forensic evidence collection by law enforcement or scientific specialists. The Mobile Digital […]