Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Blog

Digital Intelligence PCIe SSD Write-Blocking Kit

The Digital Intelligence USB 3.1 - PCIe write blocker kit is used to create forensically sound images of PCIe connected NVMe M.2 and U.2 SSD storage drives. This imaging device is sold as a kit only and includes all components necessary to quickly and efficiently image M.2 and U.2 SSD's. [...]

Companies that pay the ransom for ransomware attacks are likely to be attacked again!

New research from endpoint security vendor Cybereason examined the short- and long-term effects of ransomware in a survey of 1,263 infosec professionals from the U.S., United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates and Singapore. One of the most significant findings was that 80% of organizations that paid a ransom [...]

Amazon Sidewalk-enabled devices are connecting everyone to you!

Yes folks, it is true. Amazon is going to provide you with a range of experiences from helping find pets or valuables, to smart security and lighting, to diagnostics for appliances and tools. Amazon Sidewalk is a shared network that helps devices like Amazon Echo devices, Ring Security Cams, outdoor [...]

Advanced Windows Forensic Field Kit – Desktop Triage

Desktop Triage is an on-site collection tool of over 35+ key Windows artifacts in just a few minutes, including security, application, and other related event logs. For registry category, we have all the essential ones (Prefetch, Shellbags, RecentFile, UserAssist, etc.) Acquire critical files and pack them to a zip as [...]

How Much Data is Created Every Day in 2021?

Ever wondered how much data is created every day? - Every day, 310 billion emails are sent - In 2020, people created 1.7 MB of data every second - In 2020, users sent around 500,000 Tweets per day - In 2021, 68% of Instagram users view photos from brands - [...]

SANS SIFT Update Spring 2021

The SIFT Workstation contains well over 200 forensics, incident response, and pentesting tools pre-installed. Many fan favorites like Volatility, Plaso/log2timeline, and RegRipper have been updated to the latest versions. Tools like ddrescue and testdisk have long been useful when dealing with damaged drives or partitions. Malware analysis tools like pdf-parser, [...]

Art in Pilar’s Garden

If you love art, and meeting artists, and seeing original works of art... this is an event you must attend. Pilar Pobil is one of the best artists and a hidden gem in Utah. This three day event has become a mainstay of the Utah art scene and features nine [...]

The Continuing Challenges of Deepfake Content and IT Technology

Ashley Watters of CompTIA lists many leading challenges that continue to press issues in 2021. What are the Current IT Issues? Cybersecurity Threats Continue Data Protection and Privacy Supporting Remote Work Regaining Trust in Technology What is the Solution to IT-Related Problems? and more... read full article here

Tesla Car Hacked Remotely From Drone

Two researchers have shown how a Tesla — and possibly other cars — can be hacked remotely without any user interaction. They carried out the attack from a drone. This was the result of research conducted last year by Ralf-Philipp Weinmann of Kunnamon and Benedikt Schmotzle of Comsecuris. The analysis [...]

SmartPhone Triage Forensic Tool

SmartPhone Triage is an innovative solution combining digital forensics and blockchain to collect mobile and cloud data. The tool has been focusing vigorously on the law enforcement agencies and corporate security departments as a whole. Case Management Choose between Automatic, Batch Automatic, Single, Semi-Automatic, File import, scheduled screenshot, screen recording [...]