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According to computer forensic experts at the SANS WhatWorks in Forensics and Incident Response Summit, there is a growing interest in software that can capture the volatile data and memory in so-called "live systems." Such data is often lost forever when computer systems are turned off as part of typical forensic procedure.

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Five men are on trial for planning a terrorist assault on Fort Dix in New Jersey. Yesterday, government computer forensic experts testified about video and web site materials retrieved from the defendants' hard drives.

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An unusually detailed summary of computer forensic evidence was published earlier today in the Marion (Ohio) Star.  The testimony was presented by Bill Hawk, an computer forensics expert from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, in the rape trial of Danny Starner, 55.

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Brief Summary:

Defendant who was convicted of possessing child pornography challenged reasonableness of airport search that revealed child pornography on computer diskettes. Defendant also challenged the government's reliance on the fruits of the airport search as partial support for a search warrant five years later that resulted in the discovery of additional child pornography. Finally, Defendant argued government failed to show that he "willfully" downloaded child pornography.

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