Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
What did you learn? Password Spraying and Cyber Forensics
Years ago while learning how to be a young married couple about to have a child we attended dinner with a friend and her family. During our time together one of their children fell and hurt himself, not seriously, however, the fall came as a result of the child not [...]
Microsoft reposts an update to how to protect your servers from Password Spraying
Continuous learning. The need for peer review, collaborative sharing, and developing strategies for digital security. Microsoft provided information about Password Spray Attack Detection in April 2023. It is a good article, read more here. There are some other listed Blog Posts on hardening your Apps and Servers and data in [...]
Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard
Human error - or perhaps just a friendly reminder that we all need continuous learning and peer review. The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and [...]
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department solves 1975 Case Using Genetic Genealogy Testing
On August 19, 1975, at 10:45 p.m. three young teen girls were leaving a gas station in an eastside neigborhood of Indianapolis. The girls decided to hitchhike, and a white male driving a station wagon pulled over and offered to give them a ride. As the girls were in the [...]
Magnet Forensics Acquires High Peaks Cyber, Further Bolstering the Magnet GRAYKEY Labs Research Team
Magnet Forensics Inc., a developer of digital investigation solutions for more than 4,000 enterprises and public safety agencies in over 100 countries, announced today that it has acquired the strategic IP assets of High Peaks Cyber, a business dedicated to developing and delivering full-spectrum cyber capabilities across the government and [...]
VERAKEY Protects! The new consent-based mobile digital forensics tool.
Today, many private companies employ digital forensic experts, cybersecurity professionals, and investigators to extract and process data from commercially owned devices to support various litigation scenarios. Smartphones have become a valuable resource for private companies across hybrid work environments. However, a company’s integrity can be compromised by the data on mobile [...]
Utah Legend Alex Smith Makes History With College Football Hall of Fame Induction
Alex Smith, Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald and several other players and coaches were selected as members in the College Football Hall of Fame for 2024. Alex Smith marks the first Utah player in program history to be inducted, as he joins former head coach Ike Armstrong as the only two [...]
Artificial Intelligence Certifications and courses for 2024
IDC predicts that by 2025, the AI software market is poised to generate approximately $791.5 billion in revenue. Companies across diverse sectors, including finance, healthcare, retail, and security, are integrating AI into their operations. AI facilitates enhanced productivity by automating processes, deploying robots and autonomous vehicles, and incorporating technologies like [...]
Can a healthy green plant help identify buried human remains?
Jack Orebaugh, a forensic anthropology major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has a big heart for families with missing loved ones. When someone disappears in an area of dense vegetation, search and recovery efforts can be difficult, especially when a missing person’s last location is unknown. Recognizing the agony [...]
Best in 2024 – it will be a most wonderous year!
Happy New Year, Cyber Forensic Analysts, Digital Investigators, and Mobile Device Examiners. Here's to a year of growth, achievements, and groundbreaking discoveries uncovering the truth. Cheers to a new year filled with digital success, cyber victories, and the relentless pursuit of justice in the digital forensic world! We are here [...]