Category Archives: forensics

Penetration Testing & Capture the Flag

Posted on 23-Jul-2009 by .

Penetration Testing Nowadays penetration testing is where it’s at.  Whether trying to learn security, becoming a white hat, or consulting it’s a must have skill.  However, it can be intimidating on where to start.  Besides picking up books the next … Continue reading →

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Windows Forensics tip of the day…

Posted on 10-Jun-2009 by .

The Windows page/swap file usually contains very recent information of a user’s activity.  Data is usually overwritten fairly quickly  — depending on how “busy” the system is.  The page file can store potentially sensitive and incriminating evidence.  The legality of … Continue reading →

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eDiscovery and documentation

Posted on 6-Apr-2009 by .

I attended a recent eDiscovery seminar. I wanted to poll the audience and get your thoughts on this subject. I was advised that you should not document your forensics process (criminal matters) because it then becomes discoverable and could be … Continue reading →

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TrueCrypt: Avert Employer’s Computer Policy

Posted on 21-Feb-2009 by .

Would you like to store personal data on an employer owned computer?  Does your employer have a policy about what can be stored on their machine? To protect yourself from employer remote software/inventory scans (as well as a ton of … Continue reading →

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