General Discussion: Windows Updates on Forensic Machine
Something to be aware of though is performance and software conflicts. In my current role I only use a few pieces of software so if an update causes a problem or conflict it's fairly easy and quick to...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: password cracking
Adam10541 wrote: This is an approach I've used quite a few times and never had success with. The premise is that in some cases the password may appear in plain text somewhere on the computer (hidden as...
View ArticleMobile Phone Forensics: Help Needed: Motorola W375 SMS Binary Decode
Im currently working on a Motorola w375. I have a Binary dump and i am trying to decode the sms, looking for time and dates. i have managed to decode the text message and the sending number but thats...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: gps location photos
Wouldn't Exiftool do nicely? http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ jaclaz
View ArticleDigital Forensics Job Vacancies: Computer Forensic Analyst – South London
Computer Forensic Analyst – South London Sector Forensics is an owner-managed consultancy specialising in providing forensic computing and mobile phone services to the business, legal and law...
View ArticleEducation and Training: Question: forensic oriented scripting or programming...
keydet89 wrote: The only difference between someone writing games and someone writing to solve a problem in the DFIR area is the goal, and what they hope to achieve.Sure <img...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: What's happened to RAPTOR?
It looks like they were bought by Alverez and Marsal. I have the most recent version (3.0) and it is now branded by Alverez & Marsal. I checked the site but didn't see a direct link to it but you...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: Throwing in the towel
I think there is massive potential in Indonesia for CF work, but economically due to the US dollar vs Indo Rupiah the costs are prohibitive. I often wonder what the market for pure data recovery would...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: gps location photos
Igor_Michailov wrote: justtesting wrote: that is exshasting if you have over 10,000 thousand pictures.<img src="images/smiles/icon_eek.gif" alt="Shocked" title="Shocked" /> This is a crazy...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: Windows Updates on Forensic Machine
A valid point, although my 'aint broke don't fix it' was more referring to the computer and all it's forensic software working, rather than flaws in third party drivers etc. With regards to unknowingly...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: password cracking
haha I love it when crims do silly things No sadly I've never had that work, but I fully acknowledge it's a great place to start, obviously my bad guys had simple passwords they didn't need to write...
View ArticleMobile Phone Forensics: Locked Iphone 5s
techjunkieguy wrote: DCS1094 Non-related to this, but would you be familiar with how kik messages are overwritten on an Iphone? For example, if I was trying to find a message from an individual a week...
View ArticleEducation and Training: Question: forensic oriented scripting or programming...
Of course while being careful NOT to shoot one's foot <img src="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /> http://www.toodarkpark.org/computers/humor/shoot-self-in-foot.html Namely:...
View ArticleDigital Forensics Job Vacancies: eDiscovery Business Development Manager,...
Our client, a global consultancy firm is seeking to hire a talented Sales & Business Development Manager into the London office. The role will be a mix of sales and accountant management, as well...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: OSINT - are there any gurus in the house?
I haven't done the Toddington course, but I know a few people who have and it is an excellent grounding in the use of OSINT. Their newsletter has some great news/information for new tools and...
View ArticleDigital Forensics Job Vacancies: COMPUTER FORENSIC DIRECTOR, LONDON. £70K-£90K
Our client is an International Consulting firm seeking to hire a Computer Forensic Senior Manager or Director to be based in London. You will be involved with investigation of complex computer related...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: Throwing in the towel
WF wrote: There were literally no opportunities in my country to get in the field. The US and the UK seem to be the hot spots for forensic services -- I suspect, at least partly due to the form the...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: EnCase Bitlocker
I write blocked the drive and EnCase prompted me for a Bitlocker recovery key. EnCase did not take the key at first, because it had trailing white space. Thanks everyone for the suggestions and comments.
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: password cracking
I had a recent success with taking a text file of keywords from FTK and importing it into Passware. Passware cracked it in about 4 minutes (Lucky I guess). I also once scraped a suspect's Twitter and...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion: OSINT - are there any gurus in the house?
My company recently purchased the IntelTechniques OSINT training for every member. We all learned a lot (and I have been doing OSINT for many years). It takes about 40 hours to go through it all, but...
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