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Blogger Who Works In Computer Forensics Claims Obama Birth Certificate Fake
2008-07-05 12:45:00 Im still not sure what to think about this... But Atlas has this story with pictures.As a real forensic computer investigator (board certified, investigated thousands of cases, access to a full forensic computer lab, yadda yadda...) I decided to jump into the fray over the fake vs real discussion a week ago when a friend of mine challenged me to see what I could find (since according to him, the document was clearly a real one). He is what one would call a slightly rabid Obama supporter ? he even has the tattoo to prove it....At this point I was beginning to believe the certificate was real until I resized and overlaid the Decosta certificate on top of the KOS version. All things being equal there was a 3.82% difference in the size of the KOS version vs the Decosta certificate - but again depending on the optical distortion from the scanner this too was explainable. But upon manually stretching them to match edge to edge I caught a glimpse of what I and apparently everyone else ha...
Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery
2008-05-26 17:33:00 The first book to focus on forensics and incident recovery in a Windows environmentTeaches through case studies and real world-examplesCompanion CD contains unique tools developed by the author.Covers Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows XP If you're responsible for protecting Windows systems, firewalls and anti-virus aren't enough. You also need to master incident response, recovery, and auditing. Leading Windows security expert and instructor Harlan Carvey offers a start-to-finish guide to the subject: everything administrators must know to recognize and respond to virtually any attack. Drawing on his widely acclaimed course, Carvey uses real-world examples to cover every significant incident response, recovery, and forensics technique. He delivers a complete incident response toolset that combines today's best open source and freeware tools, his own exclusive software and scripts, and step-by-step instructions for using them. This book's tools and techn...
Fw: Digital Forensics: How Experts Uncover Doctored Images
2008-05-22 22:05:00 Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile-----Original Message-----From: Elliott Parker <elliott.s.parker@CMICH.EDU&-gt;Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 15:40:23 To:NPPA-L@LISTSERV.CMICH.EDUSub-ject: Digital Forensics: How Experts Uncover Doctored ImagesInteresting article in the May issue of Scientific American:"Modern software has made manipulation of photographs easier to carry out and harder to uncover than ever before, but the technology also enables new methods of detecting doctored images"By Hany FaridMost libraries have the print ed. Online (http://www.sciam.com/article.c-fm?id=digital-image-forensics),-they charge for it.============================-=====Forwarded by List Owner:Elliott Parker elliott.s.parker@cmich.eduJourn-alism Dept. (Emeritus)Central Michigan UniversityMt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Eicar.pdf
2008-05-20 20:02:00 Didier Stevens has a quick post up about embedding eicar in PDF files. From his site: I like to embed the EICAR Anti-Virus test file in usual formats and less usual formats. Today, I?m publishing a PDF document with an embedded EICAR test file (eicar.txt). This PDF document has also an annotation with a JavaScript action linked ...
Computer Forensics: Help Solving the Unsolved Case
2008-05-15 14:02:00 Computer forensics, not so many people have heard this term before, but without realizing it we have seen what computer forensics can do in the real world so many times. If you a CSI fans, I bet you know exactly what computer forensics definition is. read more
Reforming Forensics
2008-05-15 13:03:00 I can't see anything wrong with the idea of competing forensic labs. I am not sure how it would be funded, but I think defendents having independent experts looking at the evidence wouldn't be a bad thing.
By: Brillianter.com
Computer Forensics for Dogs?
2008-04-30 16:52:00 As you know by my prior post about Loving another Species, you’ll know I hold the life of a dog in as high a regard as the life as a human. It’s pretty sad that most of the world does not… yet. When I watch cop shows, the ones that deal a lot with ...
Cell Phone Forensics Today is Better Than Ever No Other Tool
2008-04-15 13:34:00 The recent developments in cell phone technology helped in development of Cell phone forensics as a great resource for forensic examiners and hi-tech crime investigators. Forensics has the potential to provide a wealth of information by retrieving information with relevant format?
E-discovery Adds Twist To Litigation
2008-04-02 22:15:00 Here is a topic that seems to be heating up in the press lately. E-discovery is fast becoming an attention grabbing headline. From GCN: New rules for electronic data discovery during litigation, combined with the massive amount of electronic data now available in federal databases, will require closer communication between the legal and information technology departments ...
Between Ethics and Security
2008-04-02 17:32:00 Doro , has recently posted on the efforts on Govt officials in Malaysia placing CCTV?s around the Town. Yup, Huge Project, Huge Budgets. The concern however is, not on the availability of the CCTVs, Although that itself can be a threat, I?d get back to that in a bit. The concern is really, on how effective is these CCTV?s in actually helping Investigators to SOLVE cases , that crop up ? The case that doro highlighted on ?Nurin? a gal who was kidnapped , and the culprit eventually caught on CCTV, but never brought to justice, is an excellent example of such ineffectiveness, of IT Governance on a National Level, especially when it comes to proper Information Forensics People, Process and Technologies to be in place.
Yahoo and Click Forensics teamp up to fight click fraud
2008-03-18 18:11:00 With click fraud said to be on the rise, Yahoo and Click Forensics decided to do something to cut the multi-finger monster right from the wrist and h1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Yahoo! & Click Forensics Team-up to Combat Fraudulent clicks
2008-03-18 07:39:00 Yesterday at the Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference in New York, Yahoo! has announced that it would be joining hands with click-fraud auditing firm Click Forensics. (...)
EnCase Computer Forensics, includes DVD: The Official EnCE: EnCase Certifie
2008-03-15 00:16:00 EnCE certification tells the world that you’ve not only mastered the use of EnCase Forensic Software, but also that you have acquired the in-depth forensics knowledge and techniques you need to conduct complex computer examinations. This official study guide, written by a law enforcement professional who is an expert in EnCE and computer forensics, ...
By: The Blue Library
EnCase Computer Forensics, includes DVD: The Official EnCE: EnCase Certifie
2008-03-15 00:13:00 EnCE certification tells the world that you’ve not only mastered the use of EnCase Forensic Software, but also that you have acquired the in-depth forensics knowledge and techniques you need to conduct complex computer examinations. This official study guide, written by a law enforcement professional who is an expert in EnCE and computer forensics, provides ...
By: The Blue Library
EnCase Computer Forensics, includes DVD: The Official EnCE: EnCase Certifie
2008-03-15 00:10:00 EnCE certification tells the world that you’ve not only mastered the use of EnCase Forensic Software, but also that you have acquired the in-depth forensics knowledge and techniques you need to conduct complex computer examinations. This official study guide, written by a law enforcement professional who is an expert in EnCE and computer forensics, provides ...
By: The Blue Library
EnCase Computer Forensics, includes DVD: The Official EnCE: EnCase Certifie
2008-03-15 00:08:00 EnCE certification tells the world that you’ve not only mastered the use of EnCase Forensic Software, but also that you have acquired the in-depth forensics knowledge and techniques you need to conduct complex computer examinations. This official study guide, written by a law enforcement professional who is an expert in EnCE and computer forensics, provides ...
By: The Blue Library
Computer Forensics, Backups and Litigation
2008-03-14 13:00:00 One of my favorite "I forgot to backup" stories. I get a call about 1:00 pm. The customer on the phone is telling me their server computer is down. We tried to reboot it a few time with no results. The customer stated that they had to get payroll completed tomorrow because it was Thursday and if they could not get the payroll out the workers would do bad things to them. I drove for three hours, picked up the server took it to the distributer of the system which was three more hours of driving. BTW the customer told as I am leaving with server that they needed to backup the computer because they had not done so in a month. So if I could handle that for them. What? My major concern with a down hard drive is to get the data off and load on another harddrive and getting the customer back up and running. If the harddrive would not come up or files might have got deleted then would have to figure out how to get the data off. Allot of network professional use compan...
Computer Forensics
2008-03-13 23:32:00 The term ?computer forensics? is associated with a relatively new class of crime and it involves the recovery of lost, damaged, hidden or password-protected data from a computer system after the system has crashed or been effected by a virus, or because of accidental, deliberate or malicious file corruption or loss.With the increased use of computers in society, the necessity of electronic evidence in litigation has increased. Valuable evidence can be found on computers which enable legal professionals to produce evidence which had previously lost, destroyed, hidden, or deleted. While there are disadvantages associated with computer forensics, the advantages are far greater. DataChasers.com is a select, exclusive computer forensics and e-discovery company. DataChasers services involve all aspects of computer forensic examinations, including intellectual property cases, and unauthorized computer use; family Law, petitioner or respondent; Employment Law; Criminal Law, prosecution or d...
By: Comtech
Cyber Sleuth : Warlock
2008-03-12 08:31:00 Warlock says a computer is like a tape recorder as it records everything you do and added that looking into the hard drive of a person?s computer is like looking into his mind.
Digital Forensics in Linux - Reclaiming Data Off a Failed Hard Drive.
2008-03-11 20:53:00 I recently spoke with a lady who operates a Forensic Accounting consultancy. During the course of our conversation, she indicated that from time-to-time she receives requests for computer data related assistance. Namely, obtaining deleted information off hard drives or data off failed drives. Her business operates on Windows based platforms and she was wondering how ...
Linux tool speeds up computer forensics for cops
2008-03-07 08:41:00 Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations. The tool was developed by students from Edith Cowan University's School of Computing and Information Sciences and will help the Western Australian Police Computer Crime Squad process their forensic investigations.
By: Server Tales
Australian Police Want Power To Search Any Computer
2008-03-06 16:33:00 Um, wow. While I can fully understand and appreciate their frustration, I see this as a legal minefield. They may want this power but, I cannot fathom how they would intend to examine systems that reside in another country unless there was a reciprocal agreement in place. From ABC (AU): The New South Wales Cabinet has ...
NATO Beefs Up Computer Security
2008-03-05 16:09:00 Having dealt with NATO folks in the past I can safely say that they’re a hard working and dedicated bunch. I’m pleased to see that they are rolling out Guidance Software’s EnCase product across their enterprise. From Silicon dot com: The system provides an immediate snapshot of any intrusions and will provide forensic-level analysis across ...
Digital Forensics
2008-03-01 16:58:00 Andy ITGuy – I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a forensics guy by any means. Ive never done any real forensics, at least not anything beyond simple looking for fairly obvious evidence of a breach or problem. I enjoy reading about digital forensics because it fascinates me. The way that data can be extracted from media after it has been deleted, hidden, and even when the disk has been formatted. Not to mention how someone who is trained can look at the system and determine what happened, how it happened ... read more
CCTV Plays An Important Role In Forensic Science
2008-02-29 07:34:00 CCTV video surveillance needs to use established operating procedures for its footage to be clear enough for use in forensic science.
Video Forensics Gaining Popularity
2008-02-21 17:47:00 Video forensics is a relatively new field in most parts of the world. It mainly involves scrutinizing video clips for clues using softwares to enhance, refine or correct shots that are blurry or unclear.
The Acceptance of Digital Photography in Forensic Science
2008-02-17 06:51:00 The importance of digital photography when used in forensic photography has reached its high as more digital photographs are becoming admissible in courts as legal evidence.
Digital Camera Basics - A primer for Computer Forensics Professionals
2008-02-16 16:26:00 Digital cameras are confusing to a lot of new users as well as intermediate, most of us only know technical abbreviations but do we really know what they are? In this basic guide to digital camera technology we hope to try to give digital newbies at least a basic introduction to use in deciding which ...
Digital Photography for Forensic Professionals
2008-02-16 16:21:00 Why digital photography, warlock ? You may ask... Well.. with the recent developments of Polaroid, closing down... more and more Computer Forensics Professional need to start getting their 360 degrees photography skills right... and hence this articles...
Digital Forensic Tool Passes DCCI Test
2008-02-08 14:29:00 From the press release: Backbone Security, the market leader in advanced digital steganalysis tools, proudly announced their industry leading steganography application detection tool, Steganography Analyzer Artifact Scanner, passed rigorous testing by the Defense Cyber Crime Institute (DCCI) at the opening of The Computer Forensics Show today. Developed in Backbone’s Steganography Analysis and Research Center (SARC), StegAlyzerAS is ...
An introduction to Computer Forensics
2008-02-03 19:18:00 Computer Forensics is the process of investigating electronic devices or computer media for the purpose of discovering and analyzing available, deleted, or "hidden" information that may serve as useful evidence in supporting both claims and defenses of a legal matter as well as it can helpful when data have been accidentally deleted or lost due to hardware failure.However, this is a very old technique but now it has been changed a lot because of technological advances, modern tools and software’s which makes Computer Forensics much easier for Computer Forensic Experts to find & restore more evidence/data faster and with more accuracy.Computer forensics has change the way digital evidence is gathered & used as evidence of a crime & it is done using advanced techniques and technologies. A computer forensic expert uses these techniques to discover evidence from an electronic storage device for a possible crime. The data can be from any kind of electronic device like Pen d...
By: Bauer-Power
OReilly.Internet.Forensics
2008-01-27 00:15:00 Book DescriptionBecause it's so large and unregulated, the Internet is a fertile breeding ground for all kinds of scams and schemes. Usually it's your credit card number they're after, and they won't stop there. Not just mere annoyances, these scams are real crimes, with real victims. Now, thanks to Internet Forensics from O'Reilly, there's something you can do about it. This practical guide to defending against Internet fraud gives you the skills you need to uncover the origins of the spammers, con artists, and identity thieves that plague the Internet. Targeted primarily at the developer community, Internet Forensics shows you how to extract the information that lies hidden in every email message, web page, and web server on the Internet. It describes the lengths the bad guys will go to cover their tracks, and offers tricks that you can use to see through their disguises. You'll also gain an understanding for how the Internet functions, and how spammers use these protoc...
Stealing office data? Computer forensics can track you down - Singapore
2008-01-26 23:56:00 Stealing office data? Computer forensics can track you down - Singapore Lawyers say all data arising in the course of work belongs to the company and cannot be taken when an employee quits By Nur Dianah Suhaimi WHEN Singapore bosses call in computer forensics experts, there is usually one thing they want: their former employees’ deleted e-mail. Employers suspect that some departing staff try to hide wrongdoings by deleting incriminating e-mail before they leave, while other workers often e-mail to themselves information they want to take with them. But the cyber trail can be uncovered even if a computer has been burnt or thrown into muddy water. And any data put on thumbdrives or external hard drives can also be traced. Anything done in a computer is traceable, said computer forensics experts, but not many people know this and the complacency can land them in hot water. Last week, seven former Citibank employees faced 1,223 charges under the Computer Misuse Act of taking c...
FBI Requests Spawn Network Forensics Start-up
2008-01-24 19:47:00 If you ask, they will build it. A little different than the quote I had in mind from Field of Dreams. Still, interesting article. From Computer World: Start-up Packet Analytics Corp. on Monday announced a tool for searching aggregated log data to analyze traffic activity between IP-based host computers. Net/FSE, which stands for Network Forensic Search Engine, is ...
DriveSavers Offer Data Recovery Service For iPhone
2008-01-15 13:46:00 One of the pain in the butt aspects of conducting computer forensic investigations is running into the one offs and stranger OS platforms. One of the new kids to hit the scene, iPhone, presents and interesting wrinkle. What to do if there is a need to conduct a forensic investigation on one of these iconic ...
Guidance To Lead Incident Response DoD Seminar
2008-01-15 13:27:00 Guidance announced yesterday it will be leading a seminar on how to manage the complex, large-scale intrusion investigations at the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference 2008. Guidance Software?s seminar will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri for those of you who may be ...
Windows Forensics: The Field Guide for Corporate Computer Investigations
2008-01-08 16:16:00 Publisher John Wiley and SonsAuthor(s) Chad SteelISBN 0470038624Release Date 15 May 2006 The evidence is in–to solve Windows crime, you need Windows tools An arcane pursuit a decade ago, forensic science today is a household term. And while the computer forensic analyst may not lead as exciting a life as TV’s CSIs do, he or she relies just as heavily on scientific principles and just as surely solves crime. Whether you are contemplating a career in this growing field or are already an analyst in a Unix/Linux environment, this book prepares you to combat computer crime in the Windows world. Here are the tools to help you recover sabotaged files, track down the source of threatening e-mails, investigate industrial espionage, and expose computer criminals. * Identify evidence of fraud, electronic theft, and employee Internet abuse * Investigate crime related to instant messaging, Lotus Notes(r), and increasingly popular browsers such as Firefox(r) * Learn what ...
CD and DVD Forensics
2008-01-08 16:16:00 Publisher SyngressAuthor(s) Dave KleimanISBN 1597491284Release Date 01 December 2006 Handle, Examine, and Process CD and DVD Evidence for Computer Forensics CD and DVD Forensics takes the reader through all facets of handling, examining, and processing CD and DVD evidence for computer forensics. At a time when data forensics is becoming a major part of law enforcement and prosecution in the public sector, as well as corporate and system security and integrity in the private sector, the interest in this subject has just begun to blossom. CD and DVD Forensics is a how-to book that gives the reader tools to open CDs and DVDs in an effort to identify evidence of a crime. These tools can be applied in both the public and private sectors. Armed with this information, readers in law enforcement and corporate security and private investigators will be more effective in performing their evidence-related tasks. The book is divided into four basic parts: * CD and DVD “physicsâ...
Computer Forensics: Private Dicks Only
2008-01-08 14:01:00 Computer forensics looks like it is getting a little harder to perform in the US. From Baseline Magazine: The Internet is boundless and cybercrime scenes stretch from personal desktops across the fiber networks that circle the globe. Digital forensic investigators like Harold Phipps, vice president of industry relations at Norcross Group in Norcross, Ga., routinely slip ...
Computer Forensics Faces Private Eye Competition
2008-01-04 13:28:00 The Internet is boundless and cybercrime scenes stretch from personal desktops across the fiber networks that circle the globe. Digital forensic investigators like Harold Phipps, vice president of industry relations at Norcross Group in Norcross, Ga., routinely slip across conventional geographic jurisdictions in pursuit of digital evidence and wrongdoers. Technorati Tags: Computer Forensics, cybercrime, Hacking
Diamond Cut Live Forensics 7.06 Portable
2008-01-02 22:31:00 Diamond Cut DC7 is a dramatic leap forward in audio restoration effectiveness. We have increased the performance of just about all of our filters and added a few new ones. In addition we have added the new DC Tune Library to help you organize your restorations and music files plus much more.Artifact Suppression In Continuous Noise Filter>> This new technology reduces the aliasing and artifacting that sometimes affects the quality of the sound when you're pushing the Continuous Noise Filter to its limits. As you increase the power and amount of filtering on a tough file, in the past, you could generate new noise called artifacting. This machine-like ghosting was quite annoying and we'll be very happy to see it showing up much less in our restorations. Artifact suppression mode helps you push the Continuous Noise Filter harder without yielding these disturbing resultsDiamond Cut Live Forensics
By: Portable World
Introduction to Computer Forensics VTC Training CD (CD-ROM)
2007-12-08 04:55:00 Ebook Title: Introduction to Computer Forensics VTC Training CD (CD-ROM) Author: Brad Causey, Bobby RogersPublisher: Virtual Training Company, Inc. (May 12, 2006)CD-ROM: 96 pagesISBN-10: 1933736240ISBN-13: 978-1933736242Duration: 6 hrs / 96 lessons Compatibility: Win Vista, XP, 2000, 98SE, Mac OS X, OS 9, LinuxDownload:rapidshare.com part01rapidshare.com part02rapidshare.com part03rapidshare.com part04pass: namdatviet
Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation
2007-12-06 13:05:00 TITLE : Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation (Mastering) (Paperback)AUTHOR : by Steven Anson (Author), Steve Bunting (Author)PUBLISHER : Sybex publisherISBN : 0470097620EDITION : 1stPUB DATE : April 02, 2007LANGUAGE : EnglishFORMAT : CHMSIZE : 17 x 2.88 MB[ R e l e a s e N o t e s ]Conduct Cutting-Edge Forensic Investigations of Computer Crimes. Whetherit's phishing, bank fraud, or unlawful hacking, computer crimes are onthe rise, and law enforcement personnel who investigate these crimesmust learn how to properly gather forensic evidence in the computer age.Now you can get the training you need in this comprehensive guide fromtwo seasoned law enforcement professionals. From recognizing high-techcriminal activity and collecting evidence to presenting it in a way thatjudges and juries can understand, this book covers the range of skills,standards, and step-by-step procedures you'll need to conduct a criminalinvestigation in a Windows environment and make your evide...
Is CSI An Accurate Representation Of Forensics?
2007-12-06 07:07:00 Whatever your thoughts are in relation to the accuracy of CSI: Crime Scene Investigations, it is certainly a well watched television series that has led to an increased interest in the field of forensics. Around 50 million people tune in to watch every episode, during which time they will see quite complex cases cracked in around 45 minute7 Zoom(s)
Open Loops - The perfect CSIRT toolkit
2007-11-27 16:49:00 Ok everyone, here’s your chance to comment, make yourself heard, voice an opinion, tell me I don’t know what the heck I’m talking about. The question: Using as little money as possible, assemble a list of tools (software, hardware, wetware or other) which would serve the needs of a CSIRT in time of crisis. Lets call the time ...
60 Minutes Evidence Of Injustice - Flawed Forensics and Wrongful Conviction
2007-11-18 17:05:00 Watch CBS 60 Minutes Sunday, at 7 p.m., for a special joint report from 60 Minutes? Steve Kroft and the Washington Post?s John Solomon on a flawed forensic tool used to convict hundreds of defendants, dozens of whom may be innocent.In their first joint investigation, 60 Minutes and The Washington Post on Sunday, Nov. 18, will examine the government's failure to notify defendants nationwide that they were convicted with the help of flawed forensic science or inaccurate testimony.60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft, producer Ira Rosen and the Post's John Solomon report on scores of cases where defendants may not have received a fair trial because prosecution scientists overstated their conclusions or used faulty statistics.What's more, none of those defendants has been informed that they may be entitled to have their cases reviewed. The results of their six-month investigation will appear Sunday, Nov. 18, in The Washington Post and on 60 Minutes, airing at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The case f...
R. Kelly Judge Allowing Forensics Expert To Testify; Plus Jay-Z, Mariah Car
2007-11-03 01:44:00 R. Kelly's trial saw a new development Friday when a Chicago judge ruled that a forensics expert can testify at a future hearing in the case.
What Not to Do After a Security Breach
2007-11-02 14:00:00 Step number one after a security breach: Don’t immediately bring in the outside forensics team — get your attorney up to speed on the attack first. And don’t assume just because you had a break-in that you have to disclose it publicly — it all depends on whether data covered under regulatory mandates was exposed. ...
black | route, The Security and Forensics Analysis Linux
2007-10-28 12:02:00 black | route is another security and forensics analysis linux distribution for x86 compatible architectures. The goal of the project is to create a GNU/Linux distribution for advance users, texttools lovers, network, security specialist and system administrators. It was originally based on Slackware.Future releases are base on xlike kernel patchset, xlike and blackroute teams are collaborated to give users more possibilities under one root.Being an Open Source project without corporate background and without funding, the BlackRoute Linux project is always looking for new contributors to help with development, web design, translations, support, spreading the word, and more.
Desktop Search Tools, An Investigator?s Gold Mine
2007-10-26 21:27:00 Security investigations on a computer or cell phone at times can be difficult and tedious. Here is an article that tucks into the new gold mine that is the desktop search tool. Got to love it when the bad guys make it easier for us. Security investigations are never easy. Imagine the perfect Friday afternoon. Imagine ... |
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