By: Simon Lang | 2011-08-06 | Computer forensics Modern video game devices more closely resemble personal computers than their primitive, specialized ancestors. Today's gaming consoles can store hundreds of gigabytes of data, connect to and browse the Internet, transmit live video and audio conversations, and much more. These devices are now being increasingly used to commit or assist in criminal activities, and therefore must be considered vi read more
By: Ross Patel | 2011-08-06 | Data Recovery The last decade has seen meteoric rise in the use of computer and network connections, with almost no aspect of everyday life escaping reliance on digital communications. The information age has allowed old crime to be effected in new and devastating ways, as well as paving the way for new offences such as computer misuse and telecommunication fraud. There has recently been an increase in criminal read more
By: Nicola Brown | 2011-03-31 | Management Developments in mobile devices just don't seem to slow down. From the early days of large mobile handsets being used for the sole purpose of making a call, through to the ever decreasing size of today's smart phones that gives the user a plethora of functionality, we can all see how much this technology has changed and continues to change. However these changes have also worked to the advantage of the criminally minded. read more
By: Ross Patel | 2011-08-10 | Cyber law In 1965 Gordon Moore wrote in Electronics Magazine his theory on the potential for computational evolution – ‘increasing at a factored rate of double per year’. Whilst his law has since been tempered based on actual industry development life-cycles, his prophetic statement still holds largely true and today criminals have moved in step with technical advances. read more
By: Ross Patel | 2011-08-06 | Mobile Phones Since the development of the Global System for Mobile Communications standard in the early 1980’s, the numbers of deployed mobile telephones have grown exponentially – with an estimated 2 billion handsets now in use throughout the world. It is no surprise, therefore, that both the police and lawyers are increasingly using experts who can carry out a detailed forensic analysis of such equipment read more
By: Jenny Pilley | 2009-09-02 | Cyber law There is a lot of coverage within the media about how digital forensics have been used within a court case to prosecute. However, within the British judicial system, someone is innocent until proven otherwise. read more
By: Jake Wilson | 2010-03-30 | Computer forensics Online computer forensics covers a wide area of data investigation and retrieval. It can involve internet crimes, email abuse and trading of intellectual property, to name a few. read more
By: Michiel Van Kets | 2010-03-26 | Hardware Computer Forensics uses all types of data storage systems to obtain information. From USB and hard disk drives to data tapes themselves. Most of us are aware that the hard disk drive of a computer holds the most current information available as well as a variety of other forensically valuable data such as local temporary files and internet history records. Then if you have the hard disk drive is there any reason to look at backup data tapes? read more
By: Ross Patel | 2011-08-09 | Mobile There are more mobile telephones in the UK then there are people. Unsurprisingly, mobile communications have enabled old crime to be effected in new ways and mobile telephones are increasingly forming a part of criminal prosecutions, where linkages between individuals or evidence of being at the scene of the crime is provided by an analysis of the digital evidence available within the mobile phone read more
By: aidanaiken | 2012-04-11 | Mobile Personal computer forensics is really a branch of forensics sciences, and is more and more turning out to be crucial in court circumstances as forms of cybercrime are around the increase. read more
By: Russell Longcore | 2010-04-01 | Insurance You may be a business that has suffered a disaster or significant insured loss. In these types of losses, business owners typically have Business Interruption and Extra Expense coverage in their Business Owners Policy. This covers the loss of income and extra expense incurred by the business when their business operations are interrupted by a covered loss. read more
By: Angus Marshall | 2011-08-06 | Mobile Phones In the UK we are currently undergoing a media frenzy about “mobile phone hacking” – unauthorised access to voicemail. This article tells the reader something about this illegal activity that’s been in the public eye of late. read more
By: Tim McGarvey | 2011-01-19 | Law Forensic animation has grown in popularity, especially as a visual tool to help forensic investigators to visually depict an alleged crime , accident or a crime scene reconstruction. Because the facts of a case can be extremely complex and specifically related to fields of expertise such as weapons experts, accident reconstructionists, engineers, etc, the use of forensic animation helps investigators develop likely explanations of events. read more
By: Robertcorin | 2011-08-29 | Intranet One can hear various incidents these days of government or major institutions’ sites being attacked online by hackers. These hackers possess refined equipment and amazing knowledge on how to get into these sites. read more
By: Ed Opperman | 2010-03-29 | Current Affairs Learn from a private investigator that's an expert in infidelity investigations how you can use cell phone forensics to catch a cheater. These days, many cheaters, and otherwise unfaithfully married spouses, take advantage of technology to help them hide their extramarital activity. read more