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This week on CyberSpeak, I discuss the leak of another 400,000 classified military documents by Wikileaks. I also discuss listener email where we have comments about Mount Image Pro's Virtual Forensic Computer (VCF) and what it does that FTK Imager and Live View do not do.  This weeks interview is with Sean Morrisey, the Managing Director of Katana Forensics, maker of the iPhone Forensic Software called Katana.  Also discuss Katana's new Hammerhead program to monitor blackberry phones.  Also, this week I briefly discuss the forensic implications of the new Mac Book Airs.  I also talk about Eddie Sheehy's article on DFI News web site titled 5 Ways to Increase Efficiency of Digital Forensics .  I also give out a 50% discount code to SANS training classes. My web pick of the week is Team Viewer.  This is a web site that will help you control computers across the network when you are helping friends or giving presentations.  

Hey Gang, we are back.  Thank you for your patience.  Bret and I have both been traveling so much and been so busy but we are back and it feels good.  Now, fire up those email clients and send us emails about what you want to hear about, who you want interviewed and what technology you want to know more about.  We live off YOUR emails so what are you waiting for.  This week, I discuss Access Data's two new products.  Web sites of the week include www.pipl.com and www.peekyou.com.  Check them out if you are looking for info on someone. 

PURCHASERS OF THE CYBERSPEAK IPHONE APP - CHECK OUT THE EXTRAS BUTTON FOR SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT THIS WEEK!!!  LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.This week on CyberSpeak we interview Sam Guttman, President of the Digital Forensics Certification Board, an international vendor neutral computer forensic certification authority.  We also discuss listener email, cell phone spyware, upcoming SANS Forensic Summit, SANS Fire in Baltimore and a listener taught SANS CISSP course.  Don'f forget to user your CyberSpeak DISCOUNT CODE of "COINS-OC" for 10% off any SANS course.We also start a dialog on the future of expectation of privacy in this world of social networking where everyone is telling everyone where they are, what they are doing, etc. Is this going to change privacy laws.  Also, what are YOU doing about identifying "Cloud" evidence during an investigation.  Web sites of the week: YourOpenBook.org and TweetCalories.com

In this weeks show we have an interview with NICK FERNEAU, developer of Skypx, a free utility that recovers Skype artifacts from RAM images, a discussion about the possibility of a surgical imaging rather than whole disk imaging, British spies have reportedly discovered FEMALE suicide bombers are being fitted with exploding breast implants and Reintoxication.  Web Sites of the week have an email tracking theme with www.readnotify.com; www.bigstring.com; www.spypig.com and www.spokeo.com

Listener Email - Thanks to all for the great feedback on the Internet Predator Tracker interview. Also, Timothy, who clearly does not know us because he started his email "Hello GENTLEMEN".  Just kidding, keep the emails coming.News and CommentaryAaron sent us an interesting link to an article from the Times Argus discussing forensics and the backlog.Bret and I discuss a really interesting ruling from the Canadian courts on computer forensics.  This is a long read but some very interesting reading. Check it out here.Exclusive InterviewToday we have an interview with Kristtinn G who works for a company called Skigner in ICELAND and in Kristinn in collaboration with Rob Lee, or friend from SANS and former OSI colleague created a wonderful new tool called Log2Timeline.  You don't want to miss that interview because if you are not using Log2Timeline you are missing the boat in forensic analysis of Windows based systems.  Legal NewsWell, look above about the Canadian Court Ruling on computer forensics.  We think t

Ovie's SANS Forensic 408 class is coming up in Nashville, TN on May 3-7. If you're staying at the Marriott be sure you use the CyberSpeak Discount, COINS-OC.Listener Email - Luke sent us a photo showing him listening to the podcast from his Blackberry while on the beach in Miami - Aaron, thanks for the email alerting us about the webpage - Sorry we broke your CyberSpeak mood in the last show! - Paul wrote us to say that while drinking his Shamrock Shake, Ovie scared the crap out of him when he screamed - Bobby wrote in to tell us about his new Pro-Lite 2 from Amazon. Let us know how it works out Bobby!News and CommentarySnowball the Cat Helps Solve Murder Mystery A murder suspect was caught based on cat fur picked up while at the victims house.A Ex-Employee in Texas Remotely Disables Customer Cars A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable cars and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles.Exclusive InterviewToday we have an interview with Joe Seanor, a former Seni

- Bret talks about his new toys- Ovie flees the country, againNews and CommentaryNew Britain Youth Bureau Gets ConvictionAfter a two year long investigation, two individuals have been sentenced to jail time for child molestation.Via Forensics Released Android Forensics ApplicationVia Forensics has released a beta version of its open source Android Forensics application.Exclusive InterviewThis week we speak with Christa Miller about the need for law enforcement and digital forensics specialists to manage their online resumes. With so many different social networking sites, it's important that they all appear consistent in voice and purpose.Tech TopicsFreeBSD Tips on SANS Forensic BlogHal Pomeranz has a great post on the SANS forensic blog detailing tips for how to conduct a forensics investigation against a FreeBSD system.FireFox Internet History AnalysisA new FireFox Internet history analysis program, dubbed FoxAnalysis, has been released.  This software purports to gather all kinds of interesting goodies fro

- Check out our iPhone App on the Apple App Store.Listener Email - Darrell asks how to build your forensics business - Bobby wants to know what computer bag Ovie recommends, check out the Brenthaven Prolite II News and CommentaryCraig's List RapistFormer boyfriend posts an ad on Craig's List pretending to be his ex-girlfriend and leads viewers to believe the female is asking to be raped. One individual then broke into her home and raped her in response to the ad.Online Personal Information SecurityBret and Ovie discuss a number of websites related that give people a little too much information on where you are.Non-Metadata Clues in Video and Audio FilesRemember to look beyond the metadata when looking at audio and video files. An FBI investigator reviewed 14 video tapes and found evidence that lead to a sexual abuse conviction.Exclusive InterviewThis week we speak with Sean Morrissey of Katana Forensics.  Katana produces forensic imaging software for the iPhone called "Lantern."  The Lantern software is a Mac

Listener Email - Aaron sends us to tell about using Stitcher feed - Paul writes to ask how someone without forensics background should go about starting out. Ovie and Bret give some pointers. - Ovie is starting a SANS vLive course on June 8th!News and CommentaryGPS Forensics Used to Find BodyA fugitive wanted for questioning about a number of murders committed suicide before law enforcement officers were able to find the bodies of the victims.  Using computer forensics, however, the officers were able to recover GPS data and locate the remains.Exclusive InterviewTodd Shipley, president and CEO of Vere Software speaks to use about looking into the cloud to find forensics data.  He speaks to use about products from his company to assist in capturing this kind of evidence.Website of the WeekCrowbarPGP  - A new tool by George Starcher to brute force PGP passphrasesDigitalCertainty.Biz - WiFi Investigator to identify the location of WiFi devices 

DoD CyberCrime Conference was last week in St Louis MO and was their biggest event ever with over 1100 attendees, 175 presentations and 15 simultaneous tracks. Check out the SANS website (http://www.sans.org/) for the SANS 2010 Orlando coming up March 6-15.News and CommentarySanDisk Corp and Verbatim join Kingston in a Crypto No-noA hole found in the AES-256 encryption on USB flash drives from these three companies allows unauthorized access to the devices without knowing the password.Creedent Finds 4,500 Drives Sent to Dry CleanersUK based company Creedent finds large amounts of devices left in pockets of clothes sent to dry cleaners and left behind in taxis.Exclusive InterviewRobert Botcheck, founder and owner of Tableau, joins us today.  Tableau, makes some of the most popular and reasonably priced write-blocking devices.  Their newest product is a software imaging program that promises such features as multi-threading and sequential scheduling.  Check out the interview for more information.Website of the

This week on CyberSpeak, Bret or Ovie are both regretful that they are not going to the DoD CyberCrime Conference. CyberSpeak is not on STITCHER. Now you can listen to the latest show, on demand from your cell phone. You can also go directly there by going to this link http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=11119 Bret and Ovie briefly discuss Apple's big announcement, everyone is thinking it is the ipad/slate. Bret says he don not know exactly what it is but he is getting one....with his wife's permission.  Listener Email - Tom sent us an email saying : Hi fellas, and suggest we check out his UK forensic blog called Happy as a Monkey.  In the news, Forensic Focus have compiled a directory that details all the academic institutions worldwide that offer computer forensics courses.  We discuss an interesting murder trial in Waco TX that has some great forensics work, nice job to the forensic examiner, Neal Kersh. We a

Listener Email - PGP released PGP10 with one license for all operating systems - Expunging data vs destruction of data - Reaction of the industry to push-button tools like Paraben's Porn Detection StickNews and CommentaryGoogle Grows a PairLast week brought computer security into the spotlight when Google announced it was no longer going to abide by the Chinese censorship rules and might be pulling out of China all together.  This news was closely followed by reports that Google, and many other US companies, had their computer networks compromised by agents of the Chinese government.Exclusive InterviewDidier Stevens joins us this week to talk about some of his recent forensic tools and research, including the changes to the UserAssist registry keys in Windows 7 and his malicious PDF tools.  He speaks about some of his other tools like his SafeMode restore tool.Website of the WeekL5 Technology Stitcher.com WoanWare

Thanks for all the Decaf feedbackNews and CommentaryDigital Forensic Research ChallengeResults are in from the DFRWS Forensics challenge. This year contestants look at forensics of a Sony Playstation.GSM Vulnerability ReleasedAt the recent 26th Computer Chaos Conference Chris Paget and Karsten Nohl presented a new crack in the GSM armor. By using an equivalent of rainbow tables they can economically crack GSM encryption.Exclusive InterviewOvie interviews CEO of Paraben Forensics, Amber Schroader.  Schroader talks about and what's going on at Paraben and what we have to look forward to!Website of the WeekiFixIt.Com - Repair manuals, now for FREE!Anti-Forensics for Mac OSX from BlackHat DC

Listener Email- Lots of email this week regarding the DECAF product and Interview- Ovie is not against transparency, just wants responsible disclosureExclusive InterviewMichael, one of the creators and developers of DECAF product spills the beans to Ovie.News and CommentaryDECAFThere's been a lot of coverage of this, most of it bad. But we've compiled a list of accurate stories for ya:    - Lots of media coverage, most bad, but a few good sources:    - Harlan Carvey's Windows IR     - Forensics Focus     - Digital Forensic Investigator    - Praetorian Prefect        - Reactivating DECAF in two minutesCollection of Evidence From the InternetTodd Shipley over at DFI News has a great article about collecting evidence from the Internet.Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE)The folks over at SWGDE have done some great work on creating standards and strenthening the handling of digital evidence.  Check out their recommendations and responses to other industry movments at their website.Also check out t

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Only 9 shopping days until Christmas!!. In today's show Ovie lets slip details from his latest incident response job, Bret interviews Simson Garfinkel, and lots of great forensics talk. And at the end, Ovie tells you how you can save your marriage! Website of the Week Ovie: http://www.familylife.com - Check out great holiday romance ideas Bret: Check out the Digital Forensics wave on Google Wave, search for "with:public forensics"

Show Notes for December 6th 2009, we have a great show for you today. Today we have an interview with Brian Karney the COO of AccessData.  Brian talks with us about FTK 3.0 and support for Helix. Ovie makes a stunning confession, listener email, new important changes to Rule 41 of Search and Seizure, Passware Kit 9.5 Decrypts BitLocker Hard Drives, Supports PGP, and Windows 7. Web Sites of the Week: http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggsparq.php http://ralphlosey.wordpress.com - great resource for legal cyber information http://audiko.net/

CYBERSPEAK Notes - November 29, 2009 This week in Listener Email, we talk about an alternative way our friends in DOD can listen to the show - Just call (510) 495-6339 and you will hear the latest podcast over the phone. Twitter as a life line for information during Ft Hood shooting, more on Internet connected jury members and online recon when choosing juries. In the news we discuss Virus planting porn and there is nothing wrong with working with defense. This weeks Interview with Drew Fahey - formerly from e-Fense, maker of Helix, now with BLACKBOX. **************Web Sites of the Week: Ovie: http://sixminutes.dlugan.com - A great public speaking website Bret: www.lala.com - listen to any song full length...one time Â

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Welcome to CyberSpeak, your computer forensics, computer security, and computer crime podcast.  I am Ovie Carroll, and I am Bret Padres, today is November 14st 2009, and we have a great show for you today.  We have a short show for you this week.  Ovie's on vacation but we are trying not to miss another week so we thought we would bring you a shorter show rather than missing a week.   **************Administrative OvieThat's right, as we speak I am touring around in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.  me the wife and the dog    **************Listener Email  Jim - What affect do you see the buzz word "Cloud Computing" having on computer forensics. Incident ResponseIdentify Social Networking, chat clients (twitter and others) web based email, file storage space, etc identify and issue preservation order**************News  http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1719591.htmlThe Texas Department of Public Safety plans to reduce its "unacceptable" backlog of computer examinations that are crucial in ch