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Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.2, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. Cosmetic changes Kali Linux 2022.2 comes with: A new version of the GNOME desktop environment, for “a more po… Continue reading Kali Linux 2022.2 released: Desktop enhancements, tweaks for the terminal, new tools, and more!
Employer
Metropolitan Police Service
Location
Across London
Salary
£43,292 to £47,380 plus a Location allowance of £1,639. You will receive £43,292 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £47,380 will be via incremental progres… Continue reading Featured Job: Digital Forensic Hub Manager (London, UK)
Christa: The United Kingdom’s Bletchley Park is world renowned for its codebreakers’ role in shortening World War II by between two and four years, all by cracking codes the Germans used to communicate their plans.
This week on … Continue reading DFIR Consultant Kat Hedley on Finding the History — and Future — of DFIR at Bletchley Park
Christa: Who is the digital forensic expert and what is their expertise? That’s the question posed in a new paper. Published at WIREs Forensic Fcience, the paper explores the concept of a digital forensic expert witness, while also consid… Continue reading Authors Graeme Horsman and Brett Shavers on Defining Digital Forensics Expertise
Magnet Forensics announced the release of an IDC survey which revealed that more than half of the respondents are expecting to make major investments in digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) technology over the next two years to address growin… Continue reading The importance of ramping up digital forensics and incident response tech investments
Christa: As cyber crimes and incidents rise, so does the need for well prepared, professional, digital forensics and incident response practitioners. However, while there’s no shortage of digital forensics training and education, whether … Continue reading Ali Hadi and Jessica Hyde on Accessible, Affordable Digital Forensics Training
By Robert B. Fried, Senior Vice President, Sandline Global, Forensics & Investigations
As forensic practitioners, we must do our best to stay ahead of ever-changing technology but sometimes we are thrown curve balls. For example, taking a … Continue reading Be That Trusted Advisor
Christa: At the start of a new year, many digital forensics professionals might be thinking about making some changes, to find a more diverse and inclusive environment, to develop and enhance your professional skills and/or to achieve a work-li… Continue reading Recruiter Pete Strouse on Making New DFIR Career Moves in 2022
Christa Miller: Effectively standardizing digital forensics practices and procedures across an entire country requires collective investment and collaboration as lab personnel support and learn from one another. Coordinating this effort in the … Continue reading Deputy Chief Constable Paul Gibson on Coordinating Countrywide Digital Forensics Standardization
89% of companies have experienced a negative outcome in the time between detection and investigation of a cyber-attack on their cloud environments, an ESG research reveals. The research further revealed that it takes an average of 3.1 days to begin an … Continue reading Security leaders need more data and context to conduct cloud investigations