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Not So Private


Not So Private

Increasing use of private computing, using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), proxy servers, and various other anonymizing methods, pose numerous obstacles to both forensic investigators and hackers. Whilst privacy protection should be encouraged as the de facto stance, when performing any kind of activity, either online or offline, forensic investigators face increasing difficulties in obtaining evidence of nefarious activity.

The Forensic Analysis of Private Browsing: Can evidence be obtained? Michael Hauser provides us with the answer…

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Coming up in the Next issue of Digital Forensics Magazine

Coming up in Issue 39 on sale from February 2019:


Making Sense of Digital Forensic International Standards

To many the complexity of Standards, their numbering and obscure contents fail to make practical sense and confuse the entry points for effective use. A roadmap is provided in this paper for Standard information access and optimal use. Read More »

Evidentiary Challenges: Social media, the Dark Web, and Admissibility

This article takes a look at two categories of remote evidence: social media, and the dark web. We will also examine two interesting cases: The Target store credit card breach; and the civil case of Fero v Excellus Health Plan, Inc. Read More »

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Vehicle Data Forensics on Unsupported Systems

The article will help readers understand how to approach a vehicle from a digital forensics’ perspective, it will cover a range of infotainment units from popular manufacturers, data extraction methods and examples of data types found which may be considered intelligence and or used as digital evidence. Read More »

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