 June 7th, 2011 by ahoog
This presentation was delivered in June 2011 at the Mobile Forensics Conference (MFW) in Myrtle Beach, SC and covers our new patent pending (USPTO application number 13/152,809) SQLite recovery technique. Similar presentations have been delivered at other venues, but this version is being publicly posted on our site.
Browse the slide images in [...]
May 12th, 2011 by lhaas
Perhaps in response to the $25 PC-on-a-stick, Google has released a cheap package aimed at students:
The jury is still out on how Google’s browser-centric Chrome OS will be received by the general public. Google has built a base of enthusiastic early adopters with its pilot program — which famously provided free Cr-48 [...]
April 6th, 2011 by lhaas
Fellow mobile forensics expert Shafik Punja was interviewed by blogger Eric Huber. In the interview, he shares his recommendations on tools and mobile forensics resources (including viaForensics’ blog, training sessions and upcoming books) as well as providing advice for those familiar with computer forensics who want to become involved with mobile forensics.
Professional [...]
March 21st, 2011 by lhaas
A day in the life of a cybercrime investigator:
It was August 2005, and Steve Santorelli had recently left Scotland Yard to join Microsoft’s Internet Crimes Investigation Team. He was camping in the forest near Redmond, Wash., with some of his team members, trying to escape their technology-dominated existence, when a call came [...]
February 25th, 2011 by lhaas
Kind of cool video representation of Android activations around the world. Watch what happens when the Droid launches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqFpq9WXbJo
February 21st, 2011 by lhaas
This new Android-based trojan is disguising itself as an Android app readily available through app markets.
Lookout, a mobile security vendor, said it has identified 14 instances of the malware repackaging itself in various wallpaper apps and specifically in the popular game, RoboDefense, made available in alternative application markets. The trojan works by duping [...]
February 4th, 2011 by lhaas
Major corporations are still leaving themselves vulnerable and putting customer information at risk. viaForensics has developed a suite of Information Security tools able to fill in the gaps left by standard security protocols.
Hamilton Beach Brands disclosed this week that hackers might have stolen information from some customers of its e-commerce sites earlier [...]
January 26th, 2011 by lhaas
In a major cybercrime turning point, scammers have begun shifting their focus away from Windows-based PCs to other operating systems and platforms, including smart phones, tablet computers, and mobile platforms in general, according to the Cisco 2010 Annual Security Report.
via Cybercriminals shifting focus to non-Windows systems.
viaForensics is ahead of the game [...]
January 25th, 2011 by lhaas
Four months not detecting a hacker, as was the case for cosmetic retailer Lush …that’s a lifetime! Continuous forensic monitoring (liveForensics) of critical servers is a huge step in the right direction.
Tasha26 writes “Cosmetic retailer Lush stopped its online activities on Jan 21 due to hacking activities. Their website is still down [...]
January 13th, 2011 by lhaas
New Mac App Store is leveling the playing field between OSX and iOS.
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.6 which which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
What’s also very important in this release is the introduction of the long-awaited Mac App Store with more than 1,000 free and [...]
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