Episode 9 - Computer Forensics - The Tools We Use

Thoughts, comments?The city of Bhima Koregaon was the site of a riot in January 2018.  Several people were subsequently arrested for their part in the riot and for a plot to overthrow the Indian government.  A forensic analysis conducted by Arsenal Consultants revealed evidence had been planted on the defendant's computers. In Part 1 of this podcast, we provide background on the case and some of the evidence discovered.

Thoughts, comments?Forensic examiners have quite a few programs at their disposal these days to complete their work.  Many of them are quite expensive; however, there are other programs that can be utilized and don't cost an arm and a leg.  In this episode Becky and I talk about some of these programs, what they're used for and how much they cost, if anything.  This is part 1 of a 2-part series on forensic tools.

Thoughts, comments?I share a case where the suspect used an old hacking technique to steal usernames and passwords, and what he did with them.

Thoughts, comments?Today I interview Detective Sergeant Chris Collins on the topic of effectively analyzing large amounts of data, in this case, pictures and video.

Thoughts, comments?Interviews with instructors and students at the world-wide training event held by the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS).

Thoughts, comments?Today we talk with Craig Bowling, a computer forensic examiner, a former federal agent and current President and founder of Digitas Consulting, LLC.  Craig has a great story regarding an investigation he and his team undertook in the days after the events of 9/11, and spanned years.  Also, my partner Jason G. Weiss is back!  We discuss a few interesting topics in our lead-up to Craig's interview.  

Thoughts, comments?In this episode, I start out talking to someone very close to me about the violence against police officers in this country.  In our main story, I'll talk about a murder case I worked on where the computer analysis provided information that helped make the case.  The story does contain some graphic content, so consider this before listening.

Thoughts, comments?In this episode, we talk with Gene Shantz, former police officer and sergeant for Flagstaff Arizona Police Department.  Gene and I talk about several of our cases, but in particular, Gene tells me about a case where he manually rebuilt a partition from a corrupted VMDK image in order to access the data.  That is some good work.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Thoughts, comments?Today I talk with Becky Passmore, former computer forensic examiner and instructor for the FBI.  Becky has had a long, very productive career working for the FBI and shares some insights into working for them.  She'll also share an interesting story involving cell phone forensics and how important it is to sometimes dig a little deeper.

Thoughts, comments?In this inaugural episode, Jason and Mark introduce themselves, tell you all where they came from, and how they got started performing computer forensics, and they each share details from one of their cases.  This is Mark's first attempt at creating a podcast, so apologies if the sound quality is not quite what it should be.  We promise, it will get better!  Any feedback is welcome and you can email us at [email protected].