Our storehouse for stories and lessons from past cases, conferences and research. Digital forensic analysis is an arms race - developers are constantly looking to improve the performance and user experience provided by their software, and can make whatever adjustments they want in the systems that make things happen. The stories below represent past victories and the lessons learned along the way, but we may not necessarily be able to replicate a past success if the techniques involved have been overtaken by advances in the industry. Give us a call, we’ll tell you about the current state of the art.
In the closing scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the titular duo is trapped in a farmhouse, surrounded by the Bolivian army and dreaming of far off Australia, where both banks and the armed forces are pushovers.
Our heroic duo’s hideout has only one door, no other apertures. This is a blessing and a curse: as they plot their escape, bullets can’t whiz through windows and cause chaos within. But their opponents can centre their focus on that single point of exit.
Read MoreIn today’s world, digital information is power. Sometimes you’re left guessing about how your opponent has got its digital information. The only way to make sure you’re not a victim of your opponent's power: always check your surroun
Read MoreLucky me. I just got the latest and greatest whizbang Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. It comes with a slot for a memory card, so I bought a $60 64GB little chip, and slid it in. Cool.
I spend another $1.38, and bought a little application that allows the wireless file transfers to my phone, from any computer with a web browser. How convenient.
Convenient, yes. But also SCARY. I’ll tell you why.
I got a call on Sunday afternoon from a long-time client who has become a close friend. He was having trouble with his email username and password.
He had a simple question: what’s my password?
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