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Photos: Sniffing out fraud with digital forensics
Photo The digital forensics unit (DFU) of the Serious Fraud Office sniffs out incriminating evidence from crime scenes. Armed with laptops and suitcases containing specialist forensic tools the 21-strong team can swiftly... [13 Aug 2008]
Army uses PC forensics in Iraq evidence hunt
News The British Army has revealed that it is using PC forensics technology in Iraq to search through recovered electronic media in the investigation into illegal activities undertaken by Saddam Hussein's regime. [30 Sep 2003]
Network Security Forensics
White Paper The continual risk of circumvention and the need to have a record for investigation and compliance purposes is driving demand for a new type of network security monitoring solution known as network security forensics. [19 Sep 2008]
Beginners Guide to Linux Forensics
White Paper This paper serves as a beginners guide to introducing the reader to a particular aspect of the Computer Forensics field, which is that of performing forensic analysis from within the Linux operating system. [03 Apr 2007]
TechNet Webcast: Network Forensics: Identifying Attack Signatures (Level 200)
White Paper Listening in on network traffic (network forensics) can reveal whether an application and data communications are secure, and point out possible reconnaissance processes preceding an attack. Learning the signatures of... [31 Aug 2007]
SQL Server Anti-Forensics: Techniques and Countermeasures
White Paper This paper attempts to get ahead of the curve by discussing the techniques security professionals can use to perform forensics analysis after a database attack. A discussion of forensics is not complete... [13 Nov 2009]
Cyber cops get forensics code
News Commenting on the new guidelines, Mark Morris, head of forensics intelligence and security at LogicaCMG and former Scotland Yard Computer Crime Squad officer, said it is very easy for officers to unwittingly corrupt data... [26 Sep 2003]
The Importance of Integrating Host and Network Forensics
White Paper It is against list of requirements and with the objective of solving this exact problem that AccessData has integrated its host- (AD Enterprise) and network- (SilentRunner Sentinel) based forensic technologies into a single incident... [12 Nov 2009]
Employee Fraud Forensics: "Do you know who is doing what".
White Paper Employee fraud is a growing trend. BI enables organisations to maximise reactive fraud investigations using existing audit trails. Proactive fraud management is also possible, using role profiling and monitoring procedures. [16 Nov 2006]
Ensuring FISMA Compliance: Integrating Forensics and Incident Response as Mandated by NIST SP 800-86
White Paper The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002 mandates that federal agencies must establish incident response capabilities (44 U.S.C. ยง3544 (b)(7)). FISMA requires that federal agencies implement an incident response... [12 Nov 2009]
'Dust for prints' after a security crisis, warn experts
News Businesses have been told they must gain an understanding of computer forensics if they are to keep pace with the growing level of threat from within the enterprise. Bruce Nikkel, head of the IT investigation and... [19 Sep 2006]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital forensics expert has warned. The head of the Serious Fraud Office digital... [02 Sep 2008]
Shine the light of justice on Internet criminals with forensic techniques
White Paper This sample chapter, taken from Internet Forensics, discusses how you reveal the true identity of cyber criminals. This chapter excerpt, from Internet Forensics, describes several of these methods and... [17 May 2006]
Cops enlist HAL in fight against crime
News The KTN AI and forensics special interest group will hold a start-up meeting on 28 November. Looking at how AI techniques can boost digital forensics, the government-funded Cyber Security Knowledge... [05 Nov 2008]
Police get national biometric palm print database
News A new software tool will allow police forces in England and Wales to search a national biometric database of palm prints collected at crime scenes by forensics investigators. Palm prints, which police claim can account... [23 Mar 2006]
