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When responding to IT security Incidents, doing what you think is the right thing out of the best of intentions may in fact make things worse.

A mid-size company will typically generate gigabytes of data in any given day. This information is often lost track of, as a result of poor management.

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High profile cyberattacks on big businesses are sure to make the headlines. But smaller businesses aren’t immune from the threat...

A computer investigator must act in an ethical way throughout his/her career and in private live too. The importance of reputation goes back a very long way

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PCAP file is a digital data storage container. Timestamps are derived from the clock on the machine performing the packet capture & saved in GMT/UTC format.

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Data leaks, the following revelations and scandals arising from them are a regular occurrence. Data is a valuable resource and yet people are often unaware of what is being collected and permanently stored until activities are revealed by a third-party. Sometimes these revelations are down to whistle blowers or people who are operating on the wrong side of the law, but most of the time the accurate information becomes public knowledge as a result of investigative journalism.Increasingly governments and big businesses have the means to gather information about us in vast quantities and it&rsqu

Elvidence announced a digital forensic expert advice and information security support programme designed to help Australian investigative journalists.

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Whether it’s a criminal trial, an employment tribunal or a trade dispute, legal matters increasingly touch on some form of technology. Because computer, mobile phones and other devices have become so ubiquitous the information they store and process touches on almost all areas of our lives. A computer forensic investigation is therefore becoming a common feature in all kinds of legal matters. Forensic specialists are called in to extract data and ensure that it’s preserved in a form that is acceptable as evidence If you’ve gone to the time and expense of getting a report from a computer forensic expert on a particular case, then you obviously need the results to be accurate but also legally sound. Having commissioned and spent money on a report you might be reluctant to ask for a second opinion. But there are times when it’s essential to consider whether additional expertise is required. Maybe you don’t feel entirely confident in the results from the initial report. Perhaps

... there are many distinct areas of computer forensics that require almost completely different skill sets and specialisation. It’s unlikely that any one person can be proficient in all of these areas. Thankfully, the legal system has enough checks and balances in place to weed out the snake oil sales and marketing people of the Computer Forensic Investigator world.

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The job of a Computer Forensic Expert is to produce accurate results that are founded on the principles of repeatable processes and reliable evidence.

Digital technologies have touched almost every aspect of our life to some extent. Cloud, big data, mobile computing devices and social networking have profoundly changed the dynamics of the modern business. These technologies help us do our work more efficiently, enable businesses connect with genuine customers and deliver better, more personalised products or services. For organisations, the ability to quickly adapt to innovations and implement digital technology that enhances their productivity is a must in the current economic climate. At the same time organisations are being constantly targeted by myriads of attackers that have different intentions, abilities and levels of determination. Criminals are busy at hacking to make money; foreign governments target particular business sectors (such as resource companies, defence contractors and/or technology firms); business competitors are hunting for intellectual property and strategic plans; and hacktivists are making every effort t

Bugging, you might think, is the stuff of 1960s spy movies; microphones hidden in desk lamps and reel-to-reel tape recorders slowly turning in the next room. In fact it’s still very much a part of the modern world and our reliance on computers, mobile phones and other digital technology leaves us more open than ever to various types of eavesdropping. Whilst there are companies around that will help you detect conventional bugs like concealed microphones and hidden cameras, tracking down cyber-snooping is a much more specialist task. It involves technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) as well as digital forensics and information security experts. Cyber TSCM uses a combination of techniques including network and site surveys, vulnerability assessments, data flow and IP mapping, malware detection, threat analysis and more. Let’s take a closer look at some of what’s involved. Network surveys The first step towards tracking down unwanted surveillance is to understand your netwo

Data leaks due to security flaws and hacker activity constantly make the news, but they're not the only ones that businesses have to worry about. Leaks can stem from employee or industrial espionage activity too and of course there's always government snooping.

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We often hear public speakers talk about the digital divide. Usually they mean the sections of society that don’t have access to the Internet and therefore don’t get the best access to products and services via technology or are unable to find the best deals online. But there’s another digital divide too, between people who understand the technology they’re using and those who know just enough to get by. The latter group are able to use computers and mobile devices to carry out their daily tasks, but are likely to panic when something changes or doesn’t work as they expect. Digital skills are more important than ever to the way we live our lives, particularly when it comes to things like social media and the cloud. But this also means it’s easy for people to become paranoid and think they’re under attack when things go awry. What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Part of the problem is that the people who do understand technology often keep things to themselves. A recent s

Elvidence provides a wide range of computer forensic services, ranging from data collection and analysis to computer hacking investigations and expert witness services. Whilst this type of work is often linked to gathering evidence for court cases it can have many other uses too. Here’s a look at some of what we can do for businesses and individuals. Computer Forensics There’s been a significant rise in the amount of computer and internet related crime in recent years. This is hardly surprising as we increasingly rely on computers and the internet to carry out transactions and store and exchange information. The very nature of computers means that whatever you do leaves a trail of evidence, but in order to be used in court this needs to be gathered and handled in such a way that it isn’t compromised. This is where digital forensics comes into play. Though the gathering of digital evidence now plays a key part in the investigation of many crimes, it’s also used by a gro

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