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This page will contain some of Robert Frittman’s favorite news articles about computer forensics issues.
Frittmann Forensics
Blending Robert Frittmann's computer and security careers into computer forensic investigation.
Intellisec- Would You Like Chips With That? 23 March 2011It is often a frustration to some, and possibly a challenge to others, that local laws and investigative techniques are consistently one, or in some cases many, steps behind those upon whom they are focused. In what appears to be a never-ending game of cat and mouse, we regularly witness clever, albeit unscrupulous, individuals finding ingenious [...]admin
- Daniel Tzvetkoff 19 April 2010An erstwhile Australian entrepreneur, who owned nightclubs, drove luxury cars, had his own cruising yacht and more than enough mansions and other property, has been arrested in Las Vegas. Appearing in a US Federal Court, he was charged with running a $US540 million money-laundering scam. That’s a lot to achieve by the age of 27, [...]admin
- World’s Dumbest Robbers: Could the Last Laugh Be On You? 16 April 2010Australian TV viewers were entertained on April 12 to the strange tale of two accidental bank robbers. They never actually planned to rob a bank but before they knew it, that’s exactly what they found themselves doing. Now that’s really stupid, you say to yourself. But how sure are you that that’s not what some [...]admin
- Corporate Espionage: Five Areas Where You Could Be Caught Napping 31 March 2010So constant are reports that bombard us of cyber attacks, Ponzi schemes, brazen employee fraud and crippling data theft, that many business managers view their offices as little different to a car-wash spraying threats left, right and centre. Within this maelstrom of high-pressure jets, awareness of the dangers that corporate espionage can pose dissipates, i […]admin
- New Zealand Fraudster Goes for the Jackpot 23 March 2010When Bernie Madoff’s massive fraud hit the headlines it was often said that it could ever only happen in New York. Well, on a per capita basis, New Zealand – a magical place, known as The Land of the Long White Cloud – is providing stiff competition. It might be as far away from the [...]admin
- Could Social Networking Kill Your Company? 21 March 2010Yes, it can. And probably before you have a clue about the fate that awaits you. It happens in a number of ways. But first, think how huge the global pool of networkers is, spanning well-known sites like MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and many others. The latest US data shows Facebook surging ahead, with its overall [...]admin
- Two Ways to Rob a Bank 18 March 2010If you’re into robbery and you take the money, at least you have the hot feel of cash in hand. But if you’re a true professional you’ll go for the bank’s intellectual property, its customer details plus their spending and investment habits, and any other data with high value in the business world. Now that’s [...]admin
- The GFC Legacy: Is There Anyone Left You Can Trust? 14 March 2010The global financial crisis has thrown up so many examples of fraud and financial mismanagement on such a mammoth scale that cases like Enron pale into relative insignificance. Fallout from the GFC has impacted heavily on those who value integrity in business, with their state of confusion equalling the carnage wrought by the crisis itself. [...]admin
- World First: Speeding Driver Implores Cops to Pull Him Over! 12 March 2010You couldn’t help but feel for 61-year-old James Sikes as the TV news featured his runaway Toyota Prius on a wild ride along a Californian freeway. Who would want to be in his shoes as he pushed the brake pedal flat to the floor to no avail? The car just kept accelerating, reaching speeds of [...]admin
- Social Networking: How Secure is Your Business? 23 February 2010Companies of all sizes are increasingly using sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to advertise their services and products, to communicate with customers, and even to recruit new employees. Most businesses, however, remain unaware of the dangers that lurk in this rapidly expanding arena. Phishing scams are but one example of this, where devious ploys [ […]admin
- Would You Like Chips With That? 23 March 2011
- Discerning e-Discovery
- Fios Webcast: e-Discovery Case Law Update – Spring 2012 14 May 2012Date: Wednesday May 23, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT (60 minutes) Aaron Crews, e-Discovery Counsel at Littler; Martha Dawson, Partner at K&L Gates; Joshua Gilliland of the Bowtie Law Blog; and Gina Sansone, Manager of Litigation Support and e-Discovery attorney at Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider (AVH) will discuss: A state-level predictive coding or […]Rebecca James
- Master Ball – A Special Paper 27 April 2012Craig Ball’s paper, E-Discovery: A Special Master’s Perspective, acquaints readers with some of the circumstances lending themselves to appointment of a master, the advantages of using a master and the mechanics of appointment. The paper also includes tips on working with special masters, in particular eight questions litigants are expected to be able to ans […]Rebecca James
- Fios Webcast: Special Masters & e-Discovery with Craig Ball 16 March 2012Date: Wednesday April 25, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT (60 minutes) Craig will discuss the growing trend of using special masters in e-discovery, the circumstances that lend themselves to the appointment of a master and the advantages of using a special master. He will also share tips on working with special masters, including a discussion of what que […]Rebecca James
- The SEC and e-Discovery 6 March 2012by Wallis Hampton, Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates Elizabeth Russo, White Collar Crime Associate, Skadden, Arps Canaan Himmelbaum, Account Executive, Fios Inc. Recent years have seen dramatic shifts in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approach to enforcement actions with respect to e-discovery. Beginning w […]Guest Authors
- Computer-assisted review approved 2 March 2012Exactly one year after the complaint was first filed in a gender discrimination suit, an important, brand new e-discovery opinion is out. Judge Peck has issued the first opinion approving use of computer-assisted review in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, No. 11 Civ. 1279 (ALC) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y. Feb 24, 2012). The discovery order has been receiving a great d […]Rebecca James
- Fios Webcast: e-Discovery Case Law Update – Spring 2012 14 May 2012
- SANS Forensics
- "New version of Nmap, 60TB hard drives on the way, attacker trends, & a dissected web attack " 25 May 2012This week's edition of Case Leads features updates to a popular network scanning tool and another application which may be useful in gaining access to encrypted documents. We also have an article detailing a recent attack against a website and a couple of papers that look at attack trends. There's news that hard drives could approach 60TB and a rep […]Ray Strubinger
- "Digital Forensic Case Leads: A Volume Shadow Copies Toolset Updated, Malware Binary Files Analysis Became Easier, Media and Mobile Forensics Analysis, And A Man Stabs His Computer!" 19 May 2012Welcome to the Digital Forensic Case Leads. A Volume Shadow Copies toolset updated with a new great ability, Malware binary files analysis became easier, Media and Mobile forensics analysis,is your cloud data secure? Data killers, a man stab his computer!? Mobile phones cyberthieves, i-robot film in reality? All that and more, this week on Case LeadsIf you h […]Mark McKinnon
- "Digital Forensic Case Leads: Report from the Forensic Expert Witness Conference, Judge: Viewing CP might NOT be possession, Mac crypto bug helps forensicators" 10 May 2012Welcome to Digital Forensics Case Leads. Another a busy week in digital forensics, incident response and the law. In this edition: The SANS Computer Forensics Blog was at the Forensic Expert Witness Annual Conference, and your humble reporter asked a seasoned member of the bench: What is it like for a Judge to sit on the bench and digest the testimony of a f […]Ira Victor
- "New version of Nmap, 60TB hard drives on the way, attacker trends, & a dissected web attack " 25 May 2012
- Where is my data?
- Tableau and WikiLeaks 9 January 2011Previously Tableau had allowed thea visualization of the Wikileaks data to appear on their Tableau Public site, this was not the actual emails and documents, but merely a visualization of the data585
- Tableau Software 6.0 9 January 2011Tableau Software‘s just-released 6.0 version may prove to be one of the company’s biggest releases and one that heightens the business intelligence competition with QlikTech, Tibco Spotfire, and Microsoft PowerPivot. Tableau previewed its latest release in my “Cool BI” class at The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) World Congress in Orlando earlier this mont […]585
- Business Intelligence Predictions: Gartner 9 January 2011Gartner has made four predictions for the near future of business intelligence and analytics. Below are some key predictions585
- Tableau and WikiLeaks 9 January 2011
- Data Triage
- Cellebrite’s UFED, a Must for Forensic Investigators! 19 April 2012 imtiaz
- Virtualization – A Threat To Hard Drive Data Recovery 4 July 2011 imtiaz
- Phone Log Reconciliation 30 June 2011 imtiaz
- Wired: Threat Level
- Meet ‘Flame’, The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers 28 May 2012A massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware named Flame has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation.Kim Zetter
- Broadcasters Warn of Apocalypse in Dish’s Ad-Skipping Service 25 May 2012Broadcasters are claiming in federal lawsuits Thursday that Dish Network's DVR service, which allows the automatic skipping of commercials, breaches copyright law and retransmission agreements. The suits by Fox, CBS and NBC are the broadcasters' latest legal salvos against technological innovations, as those advances bring into question whether bro […]David Kravets
- Google Says It Removes 1 Million Infringing Links Monthly 24 May 2012Each month, Google removes more than 1 million links to infringing content such as movies, video games, music and software -- with about half of those requests last month coming from Microsoft. The search and advertising giant revealed the data Thursday as it released sortable analytics on the massive number of copyright takedown requests it receives -- addi […]David Kravets
- Meet ‘Flame’, The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers 28 May 2012
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