
viaForensics Press Releases & Articles
- Beyond Reactive: Leverage Forensics to Increase Security and Auditability - Event Summary | Online Registration by Cvent - August 23, 2010
The St. Louis chapter of ISACA will present on proactive forensics during its 2010-2011 kick-off meeting on September 15th. Click below for details. Beyond Reactive: Leverage Forensics to Increase Security and Auditability: As network environments ...
- Mobile Rooting Jailbreaking: Feature vs Privilege Escalation – Intrepidus Group - Insight - August 11, 2010
Our friends at Intrepedus Group had good things to say about our Android Forensics training course. It opened up a discussion on their blog about root access. Share your thoughts with us. I had the opportunity to take a very interesting Android Forens...
- FOXNews.com - Why Smart Crooks Don't Use Smartphones - August 9, 2010
viaForensics' CIO makes it into the news again. This time discussing the security vulnerabilities of smartphones and mobile devices. The iPhone is obviously a major focus in terms of forensic work, given its popularity, but similar vulnerabilities exi...
- viaForensics CIO, Andrew Hoog, profiled in Digital Forensics Magazine - August 2, 2010
viaForensics CIO, Andrew Hoog, has been profiled in Digital Forensics Magazine's feature "Meet the Professionals." Here's a brief excerpt: What is your view on the convergence of computing devices such as PC’s & Mobile phones, the wider integrat...
- The 10 Minute Guide to Forensics and Virtualization (Ubuntu/VBox style) | Digital Forensics Magazine Blog - June 25, 2010
viaForensics' CIO, Andrew Hoog, discusses virtualization in digital forensics: While virtualization is a key technology in the infrastructure of many enterprises, it is essential in the operation of a digital forensic organization. Virtualization can...
Security News
In an effort to increase awareness of the frequency, variety and impact of security breaches, we frequently post articles in our blog about security news and specifically security breaches, and our posts link to the original source articles.
- Five Ways to Stop Mass SQL Injection Attacks - DarkReading - September 3, 2010
This article just reiterates the point, once again, that companies need to be more proactive in their security: A new wave of mass SQL injection attacks seen in mid-August to hit over half a million websites, including parts of Apple's site serves as ...
- What is penetration testing? - September 1, 2010
What is penetration testing? by Lee Haas Although still an evolving concept, penetration testing is becoming more common and more critical for organizations housing confidential data. What is penetration testing? In simple terms, penetratio...
- Departing employees and data theft - August 31, 2010
Departing employees and data theft New techniques shift power back to companies By Andrew Hoog and the viaForensics team Gone are the days when employees kept rolodexes on their desks. According to the How Much Information? study conducted by t...
- Beyond Reactive: Leverage Forensics to Increase Security and Auditability - Event Summary | Online Registration by Cvent - August 23, 2010
The St. Louis chapter of ISACA will present on proactive forensics during its 2010-2011 kick-off meeting on September 15th. Click below for details. Beyond Reactive: Leverage Forensics to Increase Security and Auditability: As network environments ...
- Study finds more data breaches are inside jobs - SFGate - August 19, 2010
Companies need to protect themselves both inside and out. According to a report by Verizon and the Secret Service, summarized in the article below, while external parties still pose the largest threat, 48 percent of security breaches originated from wi...
- Banks: 41 Breaches So Far in 2010 - August 17, 2010
This article comes from a company focused on providing news, training and education in the areas of information security, risk mitigation and fraud. Their source is the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit that tracks this issue. There have...
- The quiet threat: Cyber spies are already in your systems - August 13, 2010
This article provides a good summary of how corporations can be targeted by cyber criminals. liveForensics can help address some of these issues. Is your company's data under surveillance by foreign spybots looking for any competitive advantages or we...
- One Breach = $1 Million To $53 Million In Damages Per Year, Report Says - DarkReading - August 12, 2010
Data breaches are costing companies millions each year, according to the studies cited in the following article. Organizations are getting hit by at least one successful attack per week, and the annualized cost to their bottom lines from the attacks r...
- Violating Web Site Rules Not A Crime -- InformationWeek - August 10, 2010
An important ruling that could affect our industry: A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday ruled that it's not a criminal act to violate the Terms of Service of a Web site, a decision hailed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The case, Facebook...
- Allure Energy Announces a Thermostat That Knows When You’re Coming Home - August 6, 2010
In Andrew's words: "Awesome, now we can image both the smart phone and the thermostat for an investigation. Time to update those forensic procedures." Two days ago I wrote about a thermostat you can adjust from your phone, and today Allure Energy an...


