Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog
“He who controls the spice controls the universe… or is it your Browser?”
“He who controls the spice controls the universe.” Frank Herbert wrote this statement for Baron Harkonnen, former ruler of Arrakis, as quoted in the movie Dune. Now we must ask, "Will my Browser and and Search Engine control my view on the world and my access to online data?" Microsoft [...]
Passware Kit Mobile 2023 v2 Now Available
What's new in Passware Kit Mobile 2023 v2 GPU-accelerated password recovery for Xiaomi MediaTek-based devices GPU-accelerated password recovery for Huawei MediaTek-based devices Support for iOS 15.7.1-16.3 and improved stability on Apple devices Saving decrypted data as DAR for MediaTek devices with file-based encryption Data extraction from applications on Xiaomi and [...]
WinHex: Computer Forensics & Data Recovery Software, Hex Editor & Disk Editor
WinHex is in its core a universal hexadecimal editor, particularly helpful in the realm of computer forensics, data recovery, low-level data processing, and IT security. An advanced tool for everyday and emergency use: inspect and edit all kinds of files, recover deleted files or lost data from hard drives with [...]
How will Microsoft Keep ChatGBT from creating Deepfake and Protecting Copyrighted Materials
"After announcing its new Edge browser and updated Bing search engine that integrates a ChatGPT experience via OpenAI last week, Microsoft opened up a waitlist for the feature. Now the first users are getting access to the capability. However, it’s only on desktop for now with Microsoft saying iOS and Android [...]
Social Engineering at the Stadium
At a recent CheckPoint / Avanan event I had an opportunity to see social engineering tactics at an American Football stadium. As a fan of an opposing team, I liked seeing the messaging the HOME team was sending opponents. Great messaging to [...]
Digital Intelligence’s FRED-L / Triage. Acquire. Analyze. Solve.
Experience you can count on. Digital Intelligence has shipping FRED-L’s since 2004, perfecting it for digital forensics the last 19-years. The FRED-L (Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device) is a high performing forensic laptop built to handle forensic triage, acquisition, and analysis challenges. FRED-L’s are engineered for performance, flexibility, and reliability. [...]
Magnet AXIOM Cyber update version 6.10.0.34490
Magnet AXIOM Cyber builds upon the capabilities of Magnet AXIOM. So now, you can acquire and analyze evidence from computer, cloud, and mobile sources, and also get point-to-point remote acquisition, a covert on-demand agent, acquisition from cloud services, and automatically resumed collection. Learn more here: Simplify your investigations with Magnet AXIOM [...]
What is Cyber Security?
Cybersecurity is the protection of internet-connected systems such as hardware, software and data from cyberthreats. The practice is used by individuals and enterprises to protect against unauthorized access to data centers and other computerized systems. What are the different types of cybersecurity threats? Malware is a form of malicious software [...]
X-Ways Forensics – The best Computer Forensics DFIR Tool
X-Ways Forensics has become the most turned to tool for computer forensics, cyber analysis, and DFIR teams. There seems to be six to seven tools found in almost every digital / smartphone / data recovery forensic labs in the world: Cellebrite UFED Touch3 or 4PC or a variation of the [...]
Thoma Bravo to Buy Magnet Forensics and combine their technology with GrayKey
Grayshift and Magnet Forensics have partnered to deliver powerful solutions –GrayKey and Magnet AXIOM - gether, these best-in-class technologies give law enforcement the critical edge in mobile forensic investigations. Thoma Bravo said its newly created Morpheus unit will acquire Magnet Forensics for approximately $1.3 billion and take the company private. [...]