Forensic Focus

Oxygen Forensic Suite 2012 v.4.0.1 released

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:01:45 GMT

Oxygen Forensic Suite 2012 v.4.0.1 introduces support for Touch application analysis for Android and Apple devices; improves examination of SkyFire mobile browser data adding Apple devices support. The new release adds more than 80 Android-based devices, the overall number of supported devices rises to 2800.

BlackBag Technologies Announces New MacQuisition 2012.R1 Release

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29:53 GMT

BlackBag Technologies, Inc. today announced the release of MacQuisition 2012.R1, a 3-in-1 live data acquisition, targeted data collection, and forensic imaging tool. New features include: * Targeted File Collection - Quickly triage, select, and acquire targeted files, folders, or entire directory structures. * Live Data Acquisition - Capture volatile user-specific data, system artifacts, and Random Access Memory (RAM) contents from a live system. * Acquisition and Hash Monitoring - View data acquisition and hash function progress expressed in bytes, percentage complete, and time remaining in real time. * Thunderbolt Technology Support - Boot from the MacQuisition USB swivel key, and image out to an external drive via the source system’s own USB and Thunderbolt ports. * Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) Support - Runs on OS 10.5 (Leopard), OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and OS 10.7 (Lion).

Irish business with tools to dig out digital evidence

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:05:15 GMT

Computer forensics start-up Cernam is to launch its first product later this month, a tool for gathering legally admissible digital evidence from online sources such as Facebook, blogs and message boards. The Dublin company sees a gap in the market for capturing online evidence in a forensically sound way, as this is often presented in legal proceedings using just screenshots and printouts, whereas sophisticated tools and processes exist to collect evidence stored on PCs... More (The Irish Times)

JADsoftware announces new IEF Triage product

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:32:33 GMT

JADsoftware Inc. has announced IEF Triage, a new edition to its computer forensics solution, Internet Evidence Finder (IEF). IEF can search for evidence within a number of applications including: social networking, IM chats, webmail, browsers, and p2p artifacts. IEF Triage Edition is a USB dongle based solution and will be available on Jan 30th thru www.jadsoftware.com and its authorized partners. The pricing for IEF Triage Edition is $1299 (USD). Free trials will be available on January 30th at www.jadsoftware.com/trial

Harry Onderwater

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:21:48 GMT

A few days ago the Dutch forensics community - indeed, the wider forensics community - lost one of its founding fathers, Harry Onderwater. Having worked for many years for the Dutch police in Amsterdam, Harry then moved to the Centrale Recherche Informatie Dienst (National Criminal Intelligence Service) where he became one of the first investigators in the newly emerging field of computer crime, building a reputation for excellence not just in the Netherlands but also further afield throughout Europe and the USA. Later in his career he became Corporate Security Manager at KPMG in the Netherlands where he also played a leading role in digital forensics. It is difficult to describe Harry without resorting to cliché, but he truly was a larger than life character. Behind his imposing physical presence - which must surely have worked to his advantage in his many years on the force - lay a consummate professional and gentleman. Kind hearted, generous and possessing a wonderful sense of humour, Harry was always a joy to deal with. To the vast majority of those who met Harry through work, there is little doubt he will be remembered first and foremost as a friend rather than a colleague. On a personal note, I would like to offer my sincere condolences to Harry's family and close friends. He has left us all too soon and will be deeply missed. Bedankt, Harry, voor alles. Jamie

SubRosaSoft.com Inc. Releases MacForensicsLab 4.0

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:59:34 GMT

SubRosaSoft.com Inc. announces the immediate availability of the latest version of their powerful computer forensic suite, MacForensicsLab 4.0. The new version brings a streamlined interface and many other improvements to make examinations quicker and more accurate than ever before.

Oxygen Forensic Suite 2012 v. 4.0 released

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:37:24 GMT

Oxygen Software announces Oxygen Forensic Suite 2012. The new Communication Statistics section allows experts to explore social connections between device users and their contacts by analyzing calls, text messages and Skype activities. Android Rooting Add-on now supports devices with OS 1.6-3.0.1 covering more than 96% devices on the market. Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Mozilla Firefox, SkyFire, Dolphin Android and iPhone applications data is now available for in-depth analysis. More than 100 new devices including Apple iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy Note and various editions of Samsung Galaxy S II. The overall number of supported devices raised to 2670...

AACC Digital Forensics Team Hacks Their Way to First Place

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:09:32 GMT

The cyber-forensics team at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) took top honors among community colleges in a competition that pitted them against the best teams in the nation, and 52 other countries. The team consisted of AACC students from all across the county. Though they entered the year-long competition with only 17 days left, they managed to score higher than any other community college in the country... More (BroadneckPatch)

Computer crimes meet their match with digital forensics investigator

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:05:33 GMT

Bombs, sex crimes, homicides, suicides, fraud and burglary. Such cases are where the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office new digital forensics investigator comes into play. To keep up with advances in digital technology and communication — and the criminals who use them — the sheriff’s office added the digital forensics position this year, moving former narcotics investigator Vince Ziccardi into the role... More (FloridaToday.com)

EviGator Digital Forensic release LISTView PRO

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:03:10 GMT

EviGator Digital Forensic announces LISTView PRO, a tool for the examination of XML and binary property list (PLIST) files. Property list files are used extensively on computers running Mac OS, iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch. LISTView PRO allows examiners to quickly review data contained within PLIST files.