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Forensic Focus prize awarded at Cranfield University
An annual award sponsored by Forensic Focus available to those studying at the Centre for Forensic Computing at Cranfield University was recently awarded for the first time. The prize, consisting of a trophy and cash sum, is awarded to the student whose project makes the best contribution to the digital forensics community as part of Cranfield's MSc in Forensic Computing course.
The award was presented at Cranfield's graduation ceremony on the 16th July 2010 to Mark McConnell from the Forensic Science Service Northern Ireland. Mark completed the final year of his MSc with a thesis titled "Forensic Extraction of SMS Messages from Embedded Mobile Phone Memory". The award takes its place amongst other annual prizes sponsored by NTAC and SOCA. Further information on the award will be published at the Forensic Focus site next month.
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PFIC 2010 registration now open
Paraben has announced that full conference registration, including labs, is open for PFIC 2010, November 7-10 in Park City, Utah. PFIC 2010 will feature new lab tracks, an added a vendor showcase room for live demonstrations, and more opportunities for examiners of all levels to learn.
For conference information, the posted agenda, and registration see www.pfic2010.com
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Katana Forensics Releases Lantern 1.0.6
Katana Forensics has announced the release of Lantern 1.0.6. This version delivers support for iOS4 and the iPhone 4 device. Lantern 1.0.6 also fixes extracting images from iPads, GUI and Logging enhancements. Lantern is available at www.katanaforensics.com or Teel Technologies.
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Android support added to F-Response
F-Response www.f-response.com has added support for the Android OS to its arsenal of forensic tools. This provides examiners with the possibility of examining embedded devices such as tablets, media players, and mobile phones that use this OS.
More info here
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UK seeks next generation of cyber security specialists
A national competition has been launched to find the next generation of UK cyber security specialists. The Cyber Security Challenge will put entrants through a series of online and face-to-face competitions to assess their abilities. The prizes on offer include bursaries towards university study as well as places on top training courses...
More (BBC)
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Violating Web Site Rules Not A Crime
A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday ruled that it's not a criminal act to violate the Terms of Service of a Web site, a decision hailed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The case, Facebook v. Power Ventures, arose because Power offered software that allowed users to aggregate Facebook friends and other data with similar sets of data from other social networking sites...
More (InformationWeek)
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Skills, secrecy the hallmark of officers who pursue sex criminals
Lt. Jeff Weible and his staff are fond of secrecy. Their job requires intense secrecy and special skills, mostly with computers, sometimes with acting, always with the pursuit of sex criminals in mind. His most experienced detective, Jennifer Wright, is a young woman with a low-key laugh and a wedding band on her left hand. In chat rooms, though, "I've pretended to be an older man, an older woman, a younger man, and even a little boy..."
More (The Wichita Eagle)
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10% Discount on Connection Records/Intro to CSA Training (UK)
A reminder that there is a 10% discount available until 24th July for the two day Connection Records/Intro to Cell Site Analysis course in the UK run by Sam Raincock.
Further details available here.
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Department of Homeland Security Selects ADF Solutions for Universal Triage
ADF Solutions Inc. announced today that the company has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to develop a universal triage field kit that will aid law enforcement officers in the immediate extraction of information and evidence from computers and other devices involved in active criminal or terrorist investigations...
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Micro Systemation AB Releases XRY v5.1 with iPad Support
Micro Systemation AB has announced the release of version 5.1 of its XRY Complete mobile device forensics software. This new version includes full support for the Apple iPad, along with the following devices...
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