http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net : Multiple news sites tell the story of the USA now being able to detainthe laptops or any other electronic device from travelers ThePolicy Regarding Border Search of Information states: Officers maydetain documents and electronic devices, or copies thereof, for areasonable period of time to perform a thorough border search Thesearch may http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95792.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95792.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - F-Secure is having another one of their Reverse Engineering ChallengesThe current challenge can be found on http://wwwkhallengecom/Previous challenge files can be found on:http://wwwf-securecom/security_center/asmhtml The contest startedon Friday 1st of August 2008 at 12:00 and is already almost over as itends on August 3rd 2008 at 11:59 EET By the time of http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95791.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95791.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - Another competition Shortinfosec is hosting a computer forensicscompetition This one is about analyzing a disk image forincriminating evidence More info can be found on:http://wwwshortinfosecnet/2008/07/competition-computer-forensichtmlNo rewards on this one, but like stated before: Challenges are a greatway to see what the status of your current knowledge is and you alsomight learn something from http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95790.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95790.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - Two days ago the website SpaceRefcom told us ‘NASA Discovers ComputerVirus Aboard the International Space Station‘ Somehow a computervirus made it to at least one of the Space Station not criticalcomputers This might seem like a small thing because it wasn’t animportant computer But then again, we all know how dangerous a http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95789.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95789.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - For those of you that didn’t catch it on the wire, Internet Explorer 8Beta 2 was released this week As a forensic examiner I have a naturalinterest in any product released to the general public that isexpected to see wide usage Internet Explorer is one those productsWhat caught my attention was http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95788.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95788.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - Someone on the Digital Detective forum posted about an article in theTimes, describing a supposed link between Muslim terrorists and childporn Below is my reaction to his post, that I think would also fithere Please have a read through the article before continuing Ithink it’s a very suggestive article based on some http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95787.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95787.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - A lot of the forensic software, research and investigations are stillabout Windows software, reflecting the market share that thisoperating system has However, it looks like Apple is definitely doingsome good work to grab its piece of the market When you run into oneof these machines, it might give you a bit of http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95786.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95786.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - Just a plain old linkdump to start the new year happy new year of course New year’s resolution: blog more A lot of readers will probablyalready know this site, but just for those few who don’t: ArnoudEngelfriet regularly blogs in Dutch only about law, morespecifically internet/ICT law And http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95785.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95785.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - Will the advance of web 20 applications impose a threat to conventionalforensics First let’s provide some examples of what I feel web 20applications are in this context, since that too is still a matter ofdebate Sharing pictures with friends using Flickr, keeping in touchwith those friends through MySpace, adding content to Wiki http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95784.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95784.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-05-13 17:00:17 - forensicsblog.net - It is spreading like a small slumbering fire over the internet: Criminalspay big money for your old Nokia 1100 mobile phone They only seem tobe interested in Nokia 1100’s from 2001 or 2002 and they have to bemanufactured in Germany to be more precise: from Bochum The newswas released by the http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95783.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/95783.shtml