Does Bitlocker securely erase the blocks where the first and last partition will go?

I have a question regarding bitlocker. Suppose I have any operating system installed on an unencrypted disk (windows for example) and I have confidential data on it. Then, someone formats the disk and installs windows, but this time encryp… Continue reading Does Bitlocker securely erase the blocks where the first and last partition will go?

Creating disk image with FTK Imager: Failure: The specified network resource or device is no longer available. (55)

I want to image a drive with FTK Imager’s feature ‘Create Disk Image’ but the external hard drive has some issues. The external HDD does not appear in Windows File Explorer but it appears in Disk Management as Online and Unallocated. The d… Continue reading Creating disk image with FTK Imager: Failure: The specified network resource or device is no longer available. (55)

How to make a virtual machine forensics-proof – completely or to the maximum possible level?

I want to make a VMWare (VMWare is first preference but any alternative can be used as well) virtual machine completely digital forensics-proof. I am protecting against someone getting physical access to my computer when I am not there (I … Continue reading How to make a virtual machine forensics-proof – completely or to the maximum possible level?

Is there a way to get Windows login password hint from SAM hive with volatility?

We know that every user in Windows has a password hint. This password hint is stored in the SAM hive, more specifically in the SAM\Domains\Account\Users path. Is there a way to extract this password hint of a user with volatility if we hav… Continue reading Is there a way to get Windows login password hint from SAM hive with volatility?