@nonsaintVincent@vxunderground The user was caught cheating on an exam and attempted to extort us, saying if we don’t give him a hard copy certification he would leak exam challenges.
He did not like it when we did not give in. More information coming soon.
@hacks4pancakes The MacBook Pro can, for instance I am using 3 external monitors without my MacBook display being one of them. You need to use USB-C ports on each side your MacBook. If try to plug in 2 on each side it won’t work.
Starting a new case? Don’t be afraid to ask questions and don’t pretend to know everything. The more information you have the easier your job will be overall and the better you look to your client. I love solving a good puzzle too, but keep investigating the unknown to a minimum.
#forensicfriday - Digital Investigations require more rigorous scientific support to be accepted into court then other forensic disciplines. Big data analysis can improve the investigative process by learning to harness the power of big data to solve problems collaboratively.
#forensicfriday - For the laymen digital forensics is a mysterious dark art when articulating the nuances of an examination. Explaining the preservation of digital evidence in the Age of eDiscovery may feel like expounding on the methodology of deleted file recovery and Win95.
#forensicfriday - Widows registry hives are classified as two types: volatile and nonvolatile. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_USERS are nonvolatile and are stored on the hard drive, while the remaining hives are volatile and require a live acquisition for a full system capture.
#forensicfriday - Cloud vs Traditional forensics. SaaS, IaaS and PaaS cloud services complicate chain of custody as evidence control is the differentiator creating jurisdictional challenges. Evidence must substantiate custody chain to be admissible. See: https://t.co/Tn0AlxE3gl
#forensicfriday Software-defined networking separates traditional functions of data switching and control with a new approach that challenges both network forensics and cybersecurity analytics traditionally based on co-location and distribution of data. https://t.co/1ob6p3CPQr