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Forensics

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Jun 18, 2019

Welcome back, my greenhorn hackers!In many cases when a computer, phone, or mobile device is seized for evidence, the system will have graphic images that might be used as evidence. Obviously, in some ...

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Mar 24, 2016

Welcome back, my budding hackers!One of the most basic skills the forensic investigator must master is the acquisition of data in a forensically sound manner. If data is not captured in a forensically ...

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Mar 15, 2016

Welcome back, my budding hackers!Digital forensics is one of IT's most rapid-growing disciplines. All hackers should be familiar with digital forensics if for no other reason than to protect themselve ...

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Feb 3, 2016

Welcome back, my novice hackers!In this series, we have been exploring how a forensic investigator can find evidence of illegal or illicit activity. Among other things, we have examined the registry a ...

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Jan 13, 2016

Welcome back, my aspiring hackers!In this series, we continue to examine digital forensics, both to develop your skills as a forensic investigator and to avoid the pitfalls of being tracked by a foren ...

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Dec 16, 2015

Welcome back, my neophyte hackers!Digital forensics is one of the fields often overlooked by aspiring hackers. In a rush to exploit every and any system they can, they often ignore learning digital fo ...

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Sep 30, 2015

Welcome back, my budding hackers!As I have mentioned many times throughout this series, knowing a bit of digital forensics might keep you out of a lot of trouble. In addition, digital forensics is a b ...

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Sep 3, 2015

Welcome back, my fledgling hackers!In this series, I am trying to develop your knowledge of digital forensics, which is valuable whether you're choosing a career in it or just want to know how your ha ...

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Jun 25, 2015

Welcome back, my fledgling hackers!Let's continue to expand our knowledge of digital forensics, to provide you the skills necessary to be a digital forensic analyst or investigator, as well make you a ...

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Jun 2, 2015

Welcome back, my aspiring hackers!In many of my earlier tutorials, I mentioned the complementary nature of hacking and forensics. Both disciplines, hacking and forensics, benefit from a knowledge of t ...