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Zuly, tell us about what kinds of experiences led you to start Light Point security.

My career originally started at the NSA. There I was mostly working on the defensive side, so basically protecting our computer systems and networks from hackers, bad guys coming in and infiltrating us. So it was interesting. I actually started Light Point Security with my co-founder, also former NSA, but he was on the offensive side. So he was the guys that we were protecting our computers from – he did that. He was on the offensive side and attacking other networks.

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Global technology company Nuix and MSAB, a pioneer in mobile device forensic examination, today announced a partnership focused on harmonizing the Nuix digital investigation platform with MSAB’s suite of market-leading mobile forensics solutions. This partnership offers a streamlined workflow for investigators seeking to reduce their case backlogs and become more efficient in examining the dramatically growing volumes of digital evidence involved in investigative cases. Continue reading Nuix And MSAB Announce Partnership To Streamline Computer And Mobile Forensics→

MediaClone, Inc. is proud to announce the release of the SuperImager® Plus 8” T3 Unit with Thunderbolt port – A Powerful Forensic field unit, which enables a forensic investigator, in the field, to run simultaneously multiple Forensic Imaging. The unit is capable of capturing data from many types of storage interfaces and protocols (SAS, SATA, FC, SCSI, 1394, NVMe, USB3.1, M.2), including the latest NVMe SSD, at extremely high speed of 65GB/min, utilizing the Thunderbolt 3.0 fast port (40Gigabit/s) and the PCIE 3.0 Expansion box. Also, the user will be able to use the built–in Virtual Drive Emulator application, to immediately preview the “Suspect” drive, or to perform a quick selective image, or run a remote capture from Intel CPU based Laptops, Tablets, and PC.

In addition, the new product can be used to run a Triage Data Collection application, and Cellphone Data Extraction, from multiple devices, and run Complete Forensic Analysis applications such as EnCase, FTK, and Nuix.

The new product is supplied with Thunderbolt 3.0 to PCIE 3.0 Expansion Box and with NVMe M.2 controller Continue reading SuperImager® Plus 8” T3 – Linux/Windows Dual Boot – With Thunderbolt Port→

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums.

Forum members discuss how to recover data from a dead USB stick.

Can you help this new member who has been tasked with setting up a digital forensics team?

How would you find out when a folder or file was hidden?

Forum members discover some problems with memory analysis of Windows 10 machines.

How would you retrieve data from a Microsoft Surface Tablet that’s Bitlocker-encrypted?

Forum members discuss how to delete files.

What do you use to take notes on the examinations you conduct? Share your thoughts in the forum.

Is it possible to delete a photo from Google Image Search results?

Forum members discuss ransomware attacks in hospitals.

Can you help CopyRight to parse the WhatsApp database on a Huawei 6X?

How would you decrypt a Bitlocker-encrypted partition? Chime in on the forum.

Forum members discuss controlling children’s access to the internet. Continue reading Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up→

AccessData Group, a leading provider of integrated digital forensics and e-discovery software, will host hands-on labs to educate students about digital forensics at the 2017 GenCyber: Girls in CybHER Security camp at Dakota State University (DSU). Continue reading AccessData To Host Digital Forensics Lab At Cybersecurity Camp For Girls→

Reviewed by Miroslav Klarica, CEO at Detective Agency Mreza, Croatia

The selection of a multifunctional tool for mobile forensics is the key for successful investigation.

Private investigations, no matter if they are about love infidelities, missing … Continue reading Review Of Oxygen Forensic Detective From Oxygen Forensics→

by Martin Harran, William Farrelly & Kevin Curran

Due to their massive popularity, image files, especially JPEG, offer high potential as carriers of other information. Much of the work to date on this has focused on steganographic ways of hiding i… Continue reading A Method For Verifying Integrity And Authenticating Digital Media→

Oxygen Forensics, a worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, is going all in on Android devices by adding Samsung cloud extraction capabilities for its flagship product, Oxygen … Continue reading Oxygen Forensic Detective 9.4 Goes All In For Android Device Capabilities→

Global roadshow will showcase seamless integration of Project VIC data and Griffeye categorization into Magnet AXIOM

Magnet Forensics, a global leader in developing forensic software for smartphone and computer examinations, today announced that Magnet AXIOM, its complete digital investigation platform, will soon feature deeper integration with Griffeye and Project VIC for enhanced digital forensics analysis in child exploitation cases.

AXIOM users will soon be able to quickly add media files that have been categorized in Griffeye directly back into AXIOM for more holistic analysis and reporting. This simplified workflow will save examiners time and effort as they work to analyze and share all findings for the whole case – from categorized media files, to messages, to location and time-stamped data, to system data – with investigative teams. Continue reading Magnet Forensics To Offer Enhanced Integration With Project VIC And Griffeye→

Chuck, tell us a bit about yourself. What does a day in your life look like?

Well I stay very busy. I am always working on a new book or paper. I travel all over the world consulting and conducting training on a variety of computer security related to… Continue reading Interview With Chuck Easttom, Computer Scientist & Consultant→