Case in Point 2010-03-29 05:00:27
March 29, 2010
About ‘Case in Point’ – ‘Case in Point’ is a weekly cartoon series, created by CaseCentral Corporation, that illustrates the lighter side of eDiscovery. ‘Case in Point’ also runs a contest inviting anyone from the expansive eDiscovery realm – lawyers, IT staff, judges, service providers, paralegals, writers and consultants – to submit their own humorous experience or a scenario they find particularly funny. Participants may submit cartoon ideas online at http://www.casecentral.com/caseinpoint/idea for consideration. Readers who see their idea turned into a cartoon will receive a copy of the final cartoon signed by the artist, Tom Fishburne.
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A High Tech Synergy to Managing the Cyber-sex Offender
March 29, 2010
Searching a computer can detect noncompliance, including new law violations, that occurred days or even years before the search. The most basic search or preview takes a quick look at the computer on site to determine if there are any issues. Preview searches can be conducted with software or hardware write blockers that prevent any change to the media... More (corrections.com)
Copyright contravention and the modification of games consoles
March 26, 2010
by Dan Gaskell "The Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) was amended by Statutory Instrument on 31 October 2003 through the introduction of the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003. The driving force behind this was an EC Directive and ought to have provided a consistent approach across the EC in respect of the issue of the modification of games consoles and what is or is not legal. The reality has seen quite a different approach being adopted in this country (UK) from the approach adopted in other member countries and in particular Italy, Spain and more recently France..." Read more
How to Handle Hard Drives in Government Probe
March 26, 2010
Although there is plenty of guidance in case law and in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding court-supervised electronic discovery, companies responding to government requests find themselves on a journey without a road map. In the absence of court supervision or rules, and given the tendency of government investigations to change focus over time, a responding company cannot hope to identify and preserve every byte of relevant electronically stored information... More (Law Technology News)
Logicube Announces Networkable Digital Forensic Storage Solution
March 26, 2010
Logicube® Inc. has announced a new addition to its line of forensic data capture solutions. The MPFS™ (Massive Portable Forensic Storage) solution is the first storage device designed specifically for the digital forensic market. The MPFS provides up to 8TB of forensic data storage and connects seamlessly to Logicube’s Forensic Dossier® data capture solution as well as to the optional NETConnect™ networking module...
Applying medical diagnostic principles to digital forensics
March 23, 2010
by Sean McLinden "Traditionally, computer forensics begins with the seizure of all possible evidence then test, test, test until either you find something or you decide that there is nothing to be found. To paraphrase an example attributed to Rob Lee, this is like doing an autopsy as the first step in a medical examination. This is a luxury which may become the exception rather than the norm for digital forensic (DF) examinations in the future..." Read more
Case in Point 2010-03-22 05:00:24
March 22, 2010
About ‘Case in Point’ – ‘Case in Point’ is a weekly cartoon series, created by CaseCentral Corporation, that illustrates the lighter side of eDiscovery. ‘Case in Point’ also runs a contest inviting anyone from the expansive eDiscovery realm – lawyers, IT staff, judges, service providers, paralegals, writers and consultants – to submit their own humorous experience or a scenario they find particularly funny. Participants may submit cartoon ideas online at http://www.casecentral.com/caseinpoint/idea for consideration. Readers who see their idea turned into a cartoon will receive a copy of the final cartoon signed by the artist, Tom Fishburne.
Permission to reproduce ‘Case in Point’ cartoons is granted on the conditions that any cartoon used is reproduced “as is” and that the re-use is not for purposes of resale or direct compensation. Please provide CaseCentral with a copy of any such use by sending an email with attached sample to: caseinpoint@casecentral.com.
Case in Point mailing list – Visit www.casecentral.com/caseinpoint/mailsignup/ to have Case in Point sent weekly to your eMail. To opt out, send an email titled “UNSUBSCRIBE” to caseinpoint@casecentral.com.
Case in Point Resources – Get the ‘Case in Point’ one year anniversary screen saver: www.casecentral.com/case-in-point/resources/ or ‘Case in Point’ mobile for your iPhone or Blackberry: www.casecentral.com/case-in-point/mobile/.
Case in Point Café - Visit http://www.cafepress.com/CaseInPoint to turn your favorite cartoon into a keepsake or gift for that special eDiscovery somebody.
About the cartoonist – CaseCentral is pleased to feature Tom Fishburne as the cartoonist behind ‘Case in Point.’ See Tom’s bio here: http://www.tomfishburne.com/tomfishburne/bio.html
About CaseCentral – Case in Point is sponsored by CaseCentral. Visit www.casecentral.com to learn more about CaseCentral’s eDiscovery products and services.
What is this field called anyway?
March 22, 2010
by Chris Hargreaves "In this series of articles I hope to explore some of the issues in forensic computing from an academic perspective, which will hopefully complement the perspectives from other columnists in the corporate, legal and software development fields. In this first article it seemed sensible to start at the beginning and discuss something that may seem trivial but does have several implications, both practical and philosophical, and is not just an argument about semantics. This issue is what is this field that we work in actually called?" Read more here
Computer forensics tool for banks aims to trace Trojans
March 22, 2010
Transaction security firm Trusteer has launched a remote forensics service designed to allow banks to diagnose if a client's PC has been infected with malware following incidents of suspected fraud. The Flashlight service is designed to allow strains of malware to be quickly identified without having to physically examine a possibly compromised computer... More (The Register)
Dominik Weber: Thoughts on forensic software development
March 19, 2010
"Working late on a Thursday night in an otherwise pretty empty building, I pause for a moment while the debugger is stopped at a breakpoint. I am thinking of the big difference between doing it right and just making it work. Often, this subtle difference cannot be easily seen by the users..." Read more