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Computer Forensics, Privacy & the Law

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

PS3s Aiding Law Enforcement in Fight Against Internet Predators

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 14 October 2009

Tagged in: Virginia , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Playstation 3 , online predators , Cyber Crimes Center (C3) , chat room(s)

During a recent visit to the Cyber Crimes Center (C3) in Fairfax Virginia, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano saw an usual sight: a silo of Sony Playstation 3s. Thanks to their superior mathematical abilities (a key element of contemporary computer games), the video consoles have been drafted by the federal agency to aid in password decryption.

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Department of Homeland Security Funds Video Forensics

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 28 October 2008

Tagged in: video forensics , U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has provided a $14,000 grant to the Marysville (Mich.) Police Department to purchase a computer and software to conduct video forensics regardless of a target video's source.

The award will pay for the Ocean Systems dTective with ClearID Forensic Video and Image Clarification System.

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