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Digital Forensics Magazine Conduct Survey on International Standards
Digital Forensics Magazine, one of the most comprehensive sources of IT forensics news and articles, today announced it published an online survey to explore training within the digital forensics sector...Read more

As part of the Training & Education theme for Issue 5 Digital Forensics Magazine is carrying out a global survey. The survey asks digital forensic practitioners around the world to complete the survey with a view to ascertain the level of qualifications held.

The survey investigates the thoughts of practitioners on what they believe are the core competencies required of a digital forensics practitioner. They are also asking what knowledge would be required if there were practitioners graded at basic, intermediate and advanced levels.

Tony Campbell, one of the DFM publishing team said, “By asking the practitioners opinions with regard to international standards on training we hope to inform the debate going on in a number of forums on this topic.

The survey will be open over the next 3 months and we are encouraging all parties with a vested interest in the subject to take the survey to help us all understand the current status of training and education in Digital Forensics and shape the future. This is your profession, help us inform and guide those that are setting standards and making decisions about our profession. “

Readers are urged to take the 3 minute survey today at www.surveymonkey.com/s/dfm to make sure their thoughts and opinions are captured.

A summary of the results will be released in forthcoming monthly newsletters available to Digital Forensics Magazine newsletter subscribers, and the main findings will form the basis of an article in the main magazine published later this year.

To subscribe to Digital Forensics Magazine, or register for the newsletter, please visit www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com

Group Discount on Subscription to Digital Forensics Magazine
Digital Forensics Magazine, one of the leading resources for IT security specialists and practitioners of digital forensics today announced a group discount deal following the launch of its third edition, which came out on May 1st...read more

Companies or educational bodies can subscribe to the magazine and have access for 6 or more people for 15% discount. If more than 20 logins are required for the magazine, customers are requested to email them at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for different rates. Subscribers to the magazine also gain access to the digital version of the magazine and back issues online.

Digital Forensics Magazine is fast becoming a recognised standard bearer of digital forensics best-practice and is gaining prominence around the world among the digital and cyber security sectors.

Digital Forensics Magazine is a quarterly features and news magazine from the world of computer and cyber crime and digital forensics. It regularly covers the topics ranging from cyber terrorism, law from the UK and rest of the world, investigation technologies and procedures and tools and techniques to hardware, software and network forensics, the ever changing world of mobile device forensics and eDiscovery. In issue three, the DF team examine email headers and their use in forensic investigations, as well looking at how malware works, how to build a digital forensics lab, and the role of linguistics in modern criminology. Individual print issues can also be bought via the site.

Digital Forensics Magazine is the flagship publication produced by TR Media and regularly covers the following topics:

.    Cyber terrorism
.    Law from the UK and rest of the world
.    Management issues
.    Investigation technologies and procedures
.    Tools and techniques
.    Hardware, software and network forensics
.    Mobile devices
.    Training
.    eDiscovery
.    Book/product reviews

For subscription and advertising opportunities, please visit www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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About Digital Forensics Magazine
Digital Forensics Magazine is the flagship publication produced by TR Media in direct support of the professional computer security industry. Digital Forensics Magazine combines the depth and research of the best academic journals with the more traditional consumer feel of a trade magazine. It published its first issue on November 1st 2009. For more information, please visit www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com/media

Digital Forensics Magazine is now worth (ISC)2 CPE Points

Digital Forensics Magazine, one of the leading resources for IT security specialists the world over, is now participating in the (ISC)2 CPE attribution programme for CISSP members...

Digital Forensics Magazine, one of the leading resources for IT security specialists the world over, is participating in the (ISC)2 CPE attribution programme for CISSP members. As result, all new subscribers to Digital Forensics Magazine will receive 5 CPE points towards their annual CISSP accreditation.

Matt Rahman, Marketing Director said, "This is a great opportunity for us and one that our potential (ISC)2 subscribers are sure to welcome. The chance to get additional CPE points is just another advantage of subscribing to DFM. We are really please to be particpating with (ISC)2 on this programme."

In order to receive your CPE points, subscribers are requested to enter their CISSP or SCCP membership number during the subscription process and they will be credited with the relevant CPE points. Subscriptions to Digital Forensics Magazine, one of the foremost resources for the IT security specialist and forensics practitioner, start at under £30 for the digital version.

For more information please visit www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com

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About Digital Forensics Magazine
Digital Forensics Magazine is the flagship publication produced by TR Media, who specialize in publishing academic quality consumer magazines and books for the information security sector. Digital Forensics Magazine combines the depth and research of the best academic journals with the more traditional consumer feel of a trade magazine. It published its first issue on November 1st 2009. For more information, please visit www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com/media

About (ISC)2
(ISC) is the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information security professionals worldwide, with over 66,000 members in more than 135 countries. Globally recognized as the Gold Standard, (ISC) issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and related concentrations, as well as the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) credentials to qualifying candidates. (ISC)'s certifications are among the first information tech nology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC) also offers education programs and services based on its CBK', a compendium of information security topics. More information is available at www.isc2.org

ElcomSoft Recovers Sage PeachTree Accounting Passwords

Sleuth Kit and Open Source Digital Forensics Conference
The first ever Sleuth Kit and Open Source Digital Forensics Conference will be held on June 9, 2010 in Chantilly, Virginia (USA) ...Read more

The first ever Sleuth Kit and Open Source Digital Forensics Conference will be held on June 9, 2010 in Chantilly, Virginia (USA) and feature talks by leading digital forensics tool developers. Participants can learn about using open source tools, how to integrate them into automated analysis systems, and join in open discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of existing tools. The conference will be of interest to existing open source users and to investigators who want to learn more about using open source tools.

Some of the scheduled talks include:
* Brian Carrier speaking about The Sleuth Kit (TSK) and its new features.
* Jamie Butler speaking about using TSK in the MANDIANT software.
* Dario Forte speaking about the PTK interface to TSK.
* Rob Joyce speaking about using TSK in the Mac Marshall software.
* Simson Garfinkel speaking about AFFLib.
* Harlan Carvey speaking about making time lines of system activity with open source tools.
"We always talked about the possibility of producing a print version, but to be honest, we're really surprised to be doing it so soon, however, we have to meet market demands, and people are asking about print versions all the time. We've been blown away by the demand. It means more work, but it will be worth it in the end", Tony said.

For more information about the conference, visit http://www.basistech.com/conference/2010/digital-forensics-overview.html

Program details and online registration will be available soon. Registration will be free to government employees. The conference is being held in conjunction with the Basis Technology Government Users Conference.

Join the Digital Forensics Magazine On LinkedIn

Keep up to date with all things digital forensics with the DFM LinkedIn Group...

Digital Forensics Magazine, the leading resource for the IT Security practitioner and students, has established a LinkedIn group to help keep members of the digital forensics and security community involved and up-to-date with all forensics matters.

Tony Campbell, one of the publishers of Digital Forensics Magazine, said "We hope to establish a good network where we can encourage debate and keep members of the group informed of what's going on in the digital forenics arena. LinkedIn is a great professional networking tool too that we hope people involved in digital forensics can take advantage of."

If you are interested in joining the group on LinkedIn, head to www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2880169

For more information, please visit www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com/media, who produce the third edition of their magazine on May 1st.
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About Digital Forensics Magazine
Digital Forensics Magazine is the flagship publication produced by TR Media, who specialize in publishing academic quality consumer magazines and books for the information security sector. Digital Forensics Magazine combines the depth and research of the best academic journals with the more traditional consumer feel of a trade magazine. It published its first issue on November 1st 2009. For more information, please visit www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com/media

New ElcomSoft Release

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ElcomSoft Breaks Wi-Fi Passwords, Unlocks iPhone and iPod Backups Faster with New ATI Cards
Moscow, Russia – March 16, 2010 – ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. accelerates the recovery of Wi-Fi passwords and password protected iPhone and iPod backups....

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ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. breaks yet another record by making password recovery faster and more affordable once again. The company raises the standard of high-performance, affordable password recovery by supporting the newest consumergrade video accelerators from ATI. The support of massively parallel computing available in the newest ATI video accelerators such as ATI Radeon HD5970 allows ElcomSoft to achieve password recovery speeds exceeding those of high-end CPUs and competing NVIDIA boards, including NVIDIA Tesla systems.

Benchmarks performed by ElcomSoft demonstrate that ATI Radeon HD5970 accelerated password recovery works up to 20 times faster than Core i7-960, Intel’s current top of the line CPU unit. The password recovery speed of the new sub-thousand dollar video card from ATI exceeds the performance of enterprise-grade NVIDIA Tesla solutions priced at $10,000. When password recovery is concerned, ATI Radeon HD5970 provides twice the performance of NVIDIA Tesla for a fraction of the price.

ElcomSoft is looking forward to testing its software on the upcoming NVIDIA Tesla (S2050/S2070), which will be available in Q2/Q3’2010, as well as NVIDIA’s Next Generation CUDA architecture code named Fermi, which is claimed to surpass anything announced by NVIDIA’s leading GPU competitor (AMD).

About Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker is the first commercially available GPU-accelerated tool to unlock encrypted iPhone and iPod Touch backups. The new release makes use of the massively parallel computing available with the latest ATI and NVIDIA boards, including NVIDIA’s high end Tesla solutions. ATI-accelerated Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker grants forensic access to information stored in Apple devices by recovering password-protected backups to iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS, iPod Touch 1st through
3rd Gen up to 20 times faster than tools using top of the line Intel CPU units such as Core i7-960. The tool recovers the original plain-text password protecting iPhone and iPod backups. Brute force and advanced dictionary attacks with a wide range of permutations are available to speed up password recovery even further. Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker does not require Apple iTunes or any third party software to be installed.

About Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor
Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor is the first commercially available ATI-accelerated solution to allow system administrators audit wireless network security. The tool attempts to recover the original WPA/WPA2 PSK password protecting Wi-Fi communications. GPU-accelerated dictionary attacks with a wide range of permutations allow simulating full-scale attacks on wireless infrastructure. By employing massively parallel computing available in the latest ATI video cards, ElcomSoft has increased the power of the attack twentyfold compared to top of the line, quad-core Intel CPU, the Core i7-960, and doubled the recovery speed compared to significantly more expensive NVIDIA Tesla based solutions.

Supporting GPU acceleration technologies offered by both major GPU manufacturers, ATI and NVIDIA, ElcomSoft offers the fastest and most cost-efficient wireless security audit solution on the market. The support of the latest ATI hardware makes Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor the most powerful and the most cost-effective Wi-Fi password recovery solution currently available on the market.

About ElcomSoft Co.Ltd.
Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. develops state-of-the-art computer forensics tools, provides computer forensics training and computer evidence consulting services. Since 1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to businesses, law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, multiple branches of the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major accounting firms. ElcomSoft and its officers are members of the Russian Cryptology Association. ElcomSoft is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an Intel Software Partner. More information at http://www.elcomsoft.com/

Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor and Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker support Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista or Windows 7 with x32 and x64 architectures. Downloadable evaluation versions of Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker and Wireless Security Auditor are available at http://iphone.elcomsoft.com/ and http://wpa.elcomsoft.com/

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About Digital Forensics Magazine
Digital Forensics Magazine is the flagship publication produced by TR Media in direct support of the professional computer security industry. Digital Forensics Magazine combines the depth and research of the best academic journals with the more traditional consumer feel of a trade magazine. It published its first issue on November 1st 2009. For more information, please visitwww.digitalforensicsmagazine.com/media

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