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Computer Forensics, Privacy & the Law

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Partnership Between LTU technologies and AcessData Announced

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 11 September 2009

Tagged in: video(s) , video forensics , photographs , hash , forensic software , child pornography

In a press release issued yesterday, LTU technologies and AccessData announced that they will be forming a joint partnership aimed at enhancing the image detection capabilities of AccessData's computer forensic software, Forensic Toolkit (better known by its abbreviation, FTK).

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Xbox Computer Forensic Toolkit Developed

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 05 May 2009

Tagged in: Xbox , forensic software , child pornography

Modifications, or "mods," are a popular technique in the gaming community for altering or extending the capabilities of video game software and hardware. Under the best of circumstances, mods have a questionable legality. It turns out, however, that some mods are downright criminal.

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"Pull the Plug" Forensics Out-Dated?

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 25 October 2008

Tagged in: volatile data , live forensics , forensic software

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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