Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nicholas Ivie The joint federal/local investigation into the Oct. 2 fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie continued in earnest, as DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and other border agency leaders gathered in Arizona in his honor. The FBI has been tight-lipped…
Investigation of Border Patrol agent killing ongoing
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nicholas Ivie The joint federal/local investigation into the Oct. 2 fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie continued in earnest, as DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and other border agency leaders gathered in Arizona in his honor. The FBI has been tight-lipped…
King wants broader investigation of security leaks
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Syrian rebels The chairman of the House Homeland Security committee wants a broader investigation by the FBI into security leaks by the Obama administration in the wake of news reports that the White House secretly authorized U.S. support for Syrian rebels and…
Dropbox finds no evidence of hack in investigation of spam
Dropbox’s ongoing investigation into a possible security breach has not produced any evidence that its systems have been infiltrated, according to an update Friday to the company’s user forum. “As of today, we’ve found no intrusions into our internal systems and no unauthorized activity in Dropbox accounts,” said the update,…
Is your client an attorney? Be aware of possible constraints on your investigation. (Part 1 of a multi-part series)
by Sean L. Harrington Significant legal and ethical challenges confront digital forensics investigators, for which some may not be well prepared. Just as many lawyers may be confounded by technology in dealing with digital forensics matters, many digital forensics experts lack formal legal training, and are uninformed about their special obligations…
Peruvian, Dominican nationals charged with counterfeiting after ICE, Secret Service undercover investigation
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Counterfeiters’ workshop Three foreign nationals have been federally indicted in a sophisticated counterfeiting operation that was uncovered with a 17-month undercover operation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Secret Service that spanned two continents. The operation allegedly produced as much as…
FBI Returns Server Seized in Univ. of Pittsburgh Bomb Threat Investigation (May 11, 2012)
FBI agents returned a server seized from a New York co-location facility four days after the equipment was taken from the organization……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
FBI Returns Server Seized in Univ. of Pittsburgh Bomb Threat Investigation (May 11, 2012)
FBI agents returned a server seized from a New York co-location facility four days after the equipment was taken from the organization……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
PNP standardizes cybercrime investigation procedures
Amid rising digital threats like hacking, online pornography and fraud, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has established a seven-point standard for conducting digital forensic examinations. View full post on computer forensic – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Pepper spray use at Ark. school under investigation
KY3 PINE BLUFF, Ark. — A police officer working at a junior high school in Pine Bluff used pepper spray in a hallway to get students to move inside their classrooms. Superintendent Jerry Payne says three students were taken to a hospital and another 17 left school for the day…
