2014 Forensic 4:cast Awards – Meet the Nominees
The nominations have been tallied and the voting is open for the 2014 Forensic 4cast Awards. But what do you know about the nominees? Why should you vote for them? What great feats have they accomplished in the last year? I’m glad you asked… Quotes from submissions are used where appropriate. Remember to vote here:…
2014 Forensic 4:cast Awards – Voting is Open
The nominations have been counted and it is now time to unveil the nominees for the 2014 Forensic 4:cast Awards. As always competition is fierce and many people/products/companies were nominated but only the top three in each category make it through for voting so congratulations to those that have made it this far. It shows…
UK Bound Once Again
As a few of you will be aware I’ve been having some legal issues as of late. It seems as if there are people in the US that simply don’t want me here. As an immigrant to the US each person has the option of applying for citizenship. When you can do this depends on…
4:cast Awards 2014 – Nominations
It is difficult to believe that it has been a year since the last set of nominations rolled around or that it has been nearly 7 months since the 2013 awards were held. Let me first say a huge “thank-you” to everyone that has supported the awards in one way or another. From the people…
4:mag Challenge Solution
Earlier this year I published the first (and, thus far, the only) edition of 4:mag. In this issue I set a challenge in which a copy of David Cowen’s latest book “Computer Forensics InfoSec Pro Guide”. The only information you were given was as follows: Somewhere in the digital copy of the magazine (downloaded from…
4:cast Awards 2014
The time is rapidly approaching. On January 1 2014 the nominations for the Forensic 4:cast Awards will open. As always we anticipate the awards and look forward to giving these awards to the most deserving people and companies in our field. While I may host the awards and publicize them the whole process belong to…
Where I Am
I love doing forensics. I’ve been working at this for 7 years and still get excited whenever I find that nugget of gold helping to prove/disprove a case. I love discovering new things and learning. I love teaching forensics too. I’ve taught for SANS this year and it is extremely rewarding. For some reason I’ve…
Gmail and Mailvelope Leakage
A few months ago no-one had heard of Edward Snowden, PRISM, Bullrun or Cheesy Name (yes, that is a real project name). Since these revelations many people, including average computer users, have become a lot more security conscious. I’m frequently asked questions about how one can increase his/her security and try to keep their data as…
4:cast Episode 43 – Where No Forensicator Has Gone Before
This episode we’re joined by Jad Saliba from Magnet Forensics as he discusses the newly announced phone features of IEF. We also talk about NSA letters, Prism, and how Logicube are going all trekkie on us.
Gmail Retention and Your Privacy
By Google’s own count there are more than 5 million companies that now use Google Apps for Business. This comprises of Fortune 500 companies, education institutions, government bodies, etc. Each of these organizations will have multiple accounts with, potentially, thousands of users that frequently sign in to Google Mail. I’m sure none of this is…
