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- FBI rounds up bot-herders, national security at stake
- During the May 2007 Anti-Phishing Working Group Counter eCrime summit in San Francisco, researcher Joe St. Sauver spoke about the need for a government agency to step up and help in the war against consumer computer compromise. He stated that consumers aren't capable of taking the steps necessary to prevent...
- Tags: Viruses, Virus, Leadership, Internet, Security, Attack mitigation, Computer Crime, Computer Forensics, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare
- Blog posts 2007-06-18
- Computer Forensics: Finding "hidden" data
- Fortunately for the forensics investigator, most users aren't very good at covering their tracks. Ignorance of how computers manage memory and disk results in incriminating file or memory content stored in various locations invisible to the subject of an investigation. In this post we'll look at three potential locations for...
- Tags: Security, Evidence, Encryption, Computer Forensics
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- Computer Forensics: Cracking a protected BIOS and creating disks for analysis
- In the previous installment of this series, we gathered information about the target system by reviewing its BIOS setup. However, a suspect’s BIOS might be password protected. In this post, we’ll look at how to get into a password protected BIOS. We’ll also move to the...
- Tags: Security, Passwords, Cybercrime, Computer Forensics, Computer Crime, BIOS
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Protect your endpoint devices from swap and hibernation file data leaks
- Many organizations are becoming very conscientious when it comes to protecting sensitive data. The release of personally identifiable information PII, electronic protected health information ePHI, intellectual property, and authentication information (e.g. passwords) can be very damaging. However, there are two areas on Windows and Linux workstations that can...
- Tags: Windows, Security, It Management, HIPAA, data theft, Computer Forensics
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- Computer Forensics: Preparing for electronic evidence acquisition
- In the previous installment of this series, we collected, safeguarded, and transported physical evidence. In this post, we’ll begin the process of processing the data contained in the suspect’s computer.After photographing the target computer at the scene, the next step is to decide whether to perform a live or...
- Tags: Security, It Management, Cybercrime, Computer Forensics, Computer Crime
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
- Computer Forensics: Collecting physical evidence
- In the previous installment of this series, we secured the scene and captured the general state of the crime scene with photographs. We arrived at the point at which we’re ready to collect evidence. The actual collection of evidence is a critical step in the investigative process. ...
- Tags: Security, It Management, Evidence, Computer Forensics, Computer Crime
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Computer Forensics: Access Control and Taking Stock
- In the first installment in this series, I stepped through how to secure the scene and obtain permission to search. In this second installment we’ll look at preserving the integrity and the initial state of the scene so that it can be reconstructed at any time in the future.Once...
- Tags: Security, It Management, Evidence, Cybercrime, Computer Forensics, Computer Crime
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- Computer forensics: Securing permission to search
- Computer forensics is a scientific approach to collecting, processing, preserving, and presenting electronic evidence. Failure to follow standard practices can make some or all evidence collected inadmissible in court. In this series of posts, Ill look at how to properly collect, process, and preserve evidence from both electronic and traditional...
- Tags: computer, permission, Computer Forensics
- Blog posts 2007-04-05
- Computer Forensics
- I am a Forensic Accountant. To many people, this is a mouth full! The Oxford Dictionary define forensic as "of, or to do with the law courts". Websters Online Dictionary: "Used of legal argumentation". Now that's hardly a mouthfull!No prizes for deducing what Computer Forensics is all about. It's a...
- Tags: computer, Computer Forensics, digital crime, investigations, caleb.mutsumba@..., recruit, certification, job
- Discussion threads 2006-06-26
- Identifying attacking computers
- I run a php based website and I frequently receive email notifications of various attacks on my site, script, admin, author, etc. I have good site protection using NukeSentinel™ which blocks attackers and emails me, such emails contain the IP of the attacker although this may be spoofed. My question...
- Tags: attacker, IP, computer forensics, website security, SouthernWolf, programming, attack, zombie, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-04-17
- Take the anti-outsourcing pill -- Hybrid your IT career
- Take the anti-outsourcing pill -- Hybrid your IT careerarticle rootHybridWhat are you doing to make yourself more marketable in a highly competitive market?What am I doing? I'm getting a PhD in Computer ScienceWhile short term this may be a stupid move, I think for a long term goal, I'll...
- Tags: career, computer, Hybrid, information technology, it, IT Career, job, Steven S. Warren
- Discussion threads 2005-09-16
- Computer Security and Investigations
- I have a question that many can probably answer, basically i was wondering after going to college for 3 years i was wondering, if there is any other type of classes i should attend. i am currently at Sir Sandford Fleming College, 4th Semester and graduate next april of 2006....
- Tags: computer, Computer Forensics, computer security, cyber_guy, forensics, it management, security
- Discussion threads 2005-01-24
- Computer forensics helps fight war on terrorism
- Computer forensics is playing a significant role in the war on terrorism. Two security experts talk about forensics techniques and explain how you can get started on this career path.Intelligence efforts have kicked into high gear since two planes leveled the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center and...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Bob Weinstein, computer, Computer Forensics, terrorism
- Technical articles 2001-10-10
- Computer forensics brings new weapons to the fight against cybercrime
- Unfortunately, many of us have learned the hard way that computer security is a constant concern. The emerging field of computer forensics, however, offers help in the form of new methods of preserving and extracting evidence related to computer crimes.Cyber bad guys are wreaking havoc on computer systems—and are capturing...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Bob Weinstein, Computer Forensics, computer, security, computer security
- Technical articles 2001-06-22
Additional Resources
- Investigate computer forensics: Concepts, needs, and solutions
- As enterprises become more complex and exchange more information online, high-tech crimes are increasing at a rapid rate. It follows that the field of computer forensics, once regarded as a vague counterpart of network security, has grown into a science all its own. In this sample chapter from...
- Tags: Sybex, Computer, Computer Forensic, Productivity
- Book chapters 2007-01-17
- Compliance White Paper
- Information security compliance requires the precise enforcement of policies and controls. Digital investigations utilizing computer forensics are an essential part of this enforcement. This white paper reviews key information security laws and regulations that mandate computer forensics for compliance. These laws/regulations specify investigation and response to security breaches or policy...
- Tags: Information Security, Compliance, Computer, Information Security Compliance, Computer Forensic, Productivity, Security
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Fight corporate fraud through computer forensics
- This sample chapter from Defend I.T.: Security by Example closely examines the computer forensics procedures used in a large, real-life corporate fraud investigation. While computer forensics has become a valuable weapon in the fight against white-collar crime, broadening recognition of the vital role computer security professionals play...
- Tags: Fraud, Computer, Addison-Wesley, Computer Forensic, Productivity, Security
- Book chapters 2006-05-30
- Fight corporate fraud through computer forensics
- This sample chapter from Defend I.T.: Security by Example closely examines the computer forensics procedures used in a prominent, real-life corporate fraud investigation. With growing recognition of computer forensics as a valuable weapon in the fight against white-collar crime comes new challenges to computer security professionals increasingly...
- Tags: Fraud, Computer, Computer Forensic, Productivity, Security
- Download resources 2006-05-30
- Bluepipe: A Scalable Architecture for On-the-Spot Digital Forensics
- Traditional digital forensics methods are based on the in-depth examination of computer systems in a lab setting. Such methods are however relatively heavyweight and expensive and require significant expertise on part of the investigator. Thus, they cannot be applied on a wider scale and, in particular, they cannot be used...
- Tags: Software Engineering, Method, Tool, Productivity, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2004-09-20
- EnCE EnCase Certified Examiner study guide: Investigate computer components, the boot process, partitions, and file systems
- Computer forensics examiners deal most often with the media on which data is stored, but media devices don't exist in a vacuum, and knowledge of a computer's various components and functions is a must for the competent examiner. In this sample chapter from Encase Computer Forensics: The Official EnCE: EncCase...
- Tags: File System, Sybex, Computer, Productivity
- Book chapters 2007-05-11
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