Digital forensics

Sharkfest 2014 Part I

The sharkfest challenge was organized by Wireshark University. There are five challenges related to the trace files analysis. In each challenge, there are so

USBkill Anti-Feds Script

Recently, a simple script has been presented that can help someone to brick a computer in case of emergency. This script was defined as a switch killer, but

Forensics investigation of document exfiltration involving spear phishing: The M57 Jean case

Humans are often the weakest link in the security chain. In his book The Art of Deception, renowned hacker Kevin Mitnick explains how innate human tendencies

Windows registry analysis with RegRipper – A ‘hands-on’ case study

Every analysis begins with specific goals in mind. As a forensics investigator, you are expected to know the type and importance of information you are looki

Getting started with android forensics

This article introduces Android forensics and the techniques used to perform Android forensic investigations. We will discuss Android file systems, data acqu

Windows registry forensics using ‘RegRipper’ command-line on Linux

Windows registry is a gold mine for a computer forensics investigator. During case analysis, the registry is capable of supplying the evidence needed to supp

Xplico

Downloading Xplico In this article we'll present Xplico, which is a network forensics tool installed in major digital forensics Linux distributions like Kali

Computer Forensics with P2 Commander

Introduction Computer Forensics is the methodical series of procedures and techniques used for procuring evidence from computer systems and storage media.

Hard Drive Head Stack Replacement Demo - Data Recovery

Data recovery has been needed since man started to write things down. Why? Because what ever medium they tried to store the data on, it has always been susce

Hunting Session Fixation Bugs

Improper handling of session variables in asp.NET websites is considered a serious threat and opens various doors to malicious hackers. For instance, a sessi