Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am neither a digital forensics practitioner nor do I play one on television. I am, however, a professor in, and former chair of, an academic department at a research ...

In previous articles, I’ve discussed log management and incident response in the age of compliance. It’s time to cover a separate topic that has connections to both log analysis and incident ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Computer Forensics. The television series CSI has given millions of viewers an appreciation of the role and importance of physical evidence in conducting criminal ...

A collaboration with 20 law enforcement officers from throughout Indiana Wednesday-Friday (8/11-13) is part of a new, federally-sponsored program designed to set national standards for computer ...

Gary Kessler is the president of Gary Kessler Associates, a member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and adjunct associate professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth ...

Computer sleuths interested in running forensic PC operations on a Linux machines should take a look at an open source tool called Foremost. Computer sleuths interested in running forensic PC ...

The responsibilities of security professionals have expanded well beyond the range of simple access control as you now face issues of investigations that cross the border between physical security ...

Historically, the definition of what constitutes a "computer forensics expert" has been a loose one. Now, however, a number of states have taken action to tighten the rules and regulations that must ...

Kris Haworth is sitting around at the office, waiting for the day to end so her work can begin. When night falls, Haworth and several staff members plan to go to a client's office, where the chief ...

Recently, Haworth walked CSO through her checklist for a forensics expedition. Forensics system: A cross between a laptop and a desktop computer, this device is used to boot up one hard drive and send ...

Jerusalem — Researchers using modern techniques to scrutinize ancient texts have concluded that literacy may have been far more common in biblical times in the Holy Land than previously suspected. A ...