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 September 3rd, 2010 by lhaas
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 a weighty reminder of the growing prevalence of mass injections and of SQL [...]
 September 1st, 2010 by lhaas
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, penetration testing is basically a planned attempt to hack into your system in order to determine any vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Testers simulate [...]
 August 31st, 2010 by lhaas
How to find a verify a computer forensic expert
by Lee Haas
Computer forensics experts are skilled in various techniques used to recover and analyze data for use in a legal investigation. They have the ability to dig deeper and provide more than the average IT technician. When you are in need of a [...]
 May 11th, 2010 by lhaas
Check out Andrew’s Android forensics article in DFI News™:
Android, Google’s mobile device platform, is growing quickly in its share of the smart phone market share. …
In 2010, a large number of new devices will be released, including 20+ smart phones, 23 tablets, 2 e-books, and 4 net books. Clearly, forensic examiners need to prepare for [...]
 May 3rd, 2010 by lhaas
A little plug for viaForensics…
As malware and social engineering attacks become more sophisticated, many companies — especially small and midsize businesses (SMBs) — are arriving at one conclusion: We need help….
The article goes on to describe how attackers are using social networks, cloud services and the like to gain access to companies’ computers. And targeted [...]
 April 12th, 2010 by lhaas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Andrew Hoog
Chief Investigative Officer
viaForensics
Phone: +1 312-283-0551
http://viaforensics.com/contact-us
viaForensics, a leader in mobile device forensics, is holding two Android forensics training sessions during Mobile Forensics World 2010 pre-conference training in Chicago on May 4 and May 5, 2010.
Chicago, April 8, 2010 – viaForensics, a computer and mobile forensic and e-discovery firm, is offering a one-day [...]
 February 25th, 2010 by lhaas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Andrew Hoog
Chief Investigative Officer
viaForensics
Phone: +1 312-283-0551
http://viaforensics.com/contact-us
viaForensics announces release of Open Source Android Forensics application
viaForensics has released a beta version of its Open Source Android Forensics application supporting all Android devices.
Chicago, Feb 25, 2010 – viaForensics, a computer and mobile forensics firm, has released a beta version of its Open Source [...]
 January 13th, 2009 by ahoog
The following is my often updated list of forensic resources I frequent on the web:
Tools
Computer Forensic Resources
Open Source Forensic Tools
Weblogs
Windows Incident Response
General
The Electronic Evidence Information Center
 January 13th, 2009 by ahoog
tableau-parm is a utility which runs on Linux for interaction with Tableau’s forensic write blockers. If you use Tableau’s products and don’t run on Windows, you can use this utility to query information from the write blocker (i.e. hard drive information, HPA, DCO, etc.) and even remove HPA/DCO. The Windows version of the utility by [...]
 January 5th, 2009 by ahoog
Scalpel is an open source file carving utility like foremost but with an emphasis on speed and efficiency. When analyzing a 15GB dd image, scalpel took just under 2 minutes while foremost took nearly 15 minutes. Foremost carved more files however most were invalid (this is anecdotal and may not always be the [...]
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