As we entrust our lives to computers and digital devices like iPhones, we leave a trail of data relating to various activities. When these activities turn nefarious, it's up to law enforcement to ...

Database hacking has gone mainstream and is becoming harder to detect because of the increasingly sophisticated anti-forensic procedures hackers use to cover their tracks. Knowing forensics inside and ...

There’s nothing quite like stirring the pot of controversy. Last month, my Cache Advance column addressed the issue of cheating on certification exams. Specifically, I said that using “study aids” ...

Digital forensics is the forensic science encompassing the recovery, analysis and presentation of electronically stored information (ESI). The results of a forensic analysis are often provided in the ...

AUSTIN, Texas—Huge volumes — think terabytes, petabytes, exabytes, zettabytes, yottabytes and up into the quintillion bytes — of complex, digital data is constantly being generated and scattered into ...

A database security researcher will demonstrate at next month's Black Hat DC how an attacker who breaks into a SQL Server database can cover his tracks using antiforensics techniques. Cesar Cerrudo, ...

White-collar crime and workplace fiascos is putting data forensics on the front lines of crime scenes. We take a look into how one IT specialist dig deep to find the buried treasure on suspicious hard ...

To make it easier for forensic investigators to find relevant data on computers, cellphones and other electronic equipment seized in police raids, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations. The tool was developed by ...

Employee data theft happens frequently, and especially in current times where employees are leaving or being terminated. Some may be due to layoffs while others may leave for personal or other reasons ...

Tonight on “Courtroom Insider,” day 7 of Brendan Banfield’s trial continues with the defense questioning a data forensics expert. We see a selfie of Christine Banfield, messages and more. Watch in the ...

Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations. The tool was developed by ...