Mon, 15 November 2010
Last show for two weeks. I'm traveling to Bangkok and Singapore. See you in 2 weeks. Send me Email. |
Sun, 7 November 2010
This week we have interview with Kristinn Gudjonsson, developer of Log2TimeLine. Kristinn gives us an update on what is on the road ahead for Log2TimeLine. In Listener Email Joe from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College wrote in to say that blanking the password or even cracking the password is possible without the LiveView LE version. Luby Wrote in to tell how much he enjoyed SANS 508 and learning about SuperTimelines. Luby also explains how open wireless access points can eliminate the threat of Firesheep. We also give Luby a “special ringtone” for his wife’s phone. In News we talk about an iPhone bug and an vulnerability to PayPal’s app that could cost you money. In Legal News, 2 cases send criminals to jail. Tech Topics cover Windows LNK files and the Web Site of the Week is a Qwiki
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Sun, 31 October 2010
This week on CyberSpeak we have listener email, an interview with Raphael Bousquet, CTO and Co-Founder of ADF Solutions , Web site of the week is a real productivity app called Rescuetime. P.S. Sorry for the slight audio problem, I accidentally turned up my gain knob on my mixer. George did his usual magic to fix it. One, last thing, Rob lee and SANS provided a 50% discount code for LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY, good on any SANS training class. Listen to the show for the code....and no, they do verify so ONLY Local LE can use it. |
Sun, 24 October 2010
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. |
Sun, 17 October 2010
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. |
Sun, 23 May 2010
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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 |
Sun, 18 April 2010
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
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Sun, 4 April 2010
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 Commentary Aaron 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 Interview Today 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 News Well, look above about the Canadian Court Ruling on computer forensics. We think that is enough legal today. Website of the Week Ovie recommends taking a look at the new Microsoft MESH (https://www.mesh.com) to help sync all your files across all operating systems AND Ovie took the no texting while driving Oprah Pledge and challenges YOU ALL to take it too. Check it out here and save a life. Bret recommends this website to test your browser performance. |
Mon, 22 March 2010
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 Commentary Snowball 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 Interview Today we have an interview with Joe Seanor, a former Senior AOL Investigator. Joe has developed the Internet Predator Tracker software. Joe spent 10 years with the CIA and also 7 years with AOL in investigative roles. Now he has developed a number of pieces of software to aid investigators in keeping notes on Internet investigations. Legal News U.S. v. McAteer, 2010 WL 551412 (D.N.J.) After obtaining consent, two FBI agents searched a suspect computer for child pornography. After a "preview scan" failed to turn up any evidence, the suspect gave consent for a manual search. During trial the defendant moved to suppress CP discovered during the manual search on the grounds that it exceeded the consent. The court, however, disagreed and found the defendant's consent not so limited. Website of the Week http://dunk3d.tumblr.com http://www.labnol.org http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK |
Thu, 4 March 2010
- Bret talks about his new toys
- Ovie flees the country, again News and Commentary New Britain Youth Bureau Gets Conviction After a two year long investigation, two individuals have been sentenced to jail time for child molestation. Via Forensics Released Android Forensics Application Via Forensics has released a beta version of its open source Android Forensics application. Exclusive Interview This 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 Topics FreeBSD Tips on SANS Forensic Blog Hal 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 Analysis A new FireFox Internet history analysis program, dubbed FoxAnalysis, has been released. This software purports to gather all kinds of interesting goodies from FireFox history files. Website of the Week http://grc.com/passwords.htm - Randomly generated passwords (Thanks Ralph) Read It Later - Keep a list of web pages your want to read from your computer or iPhone InstaPaper - Allow you to read a webpage later from your computer, Kindle or iPhone Gazelle - Get cash for your old gadgets Check out our iPhone App! |
Mon, 22 February 2010
- 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 Commentary Craig's List Rapist Former 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 Security Bret 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 Files Remember 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 Interview This 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 based tool that purports to provide a "legally defensible forensic methodology for the iPhone." Website of the Week CyberSpeak iPhone App David Kovar's Blog |
Sun, 7 February 2010
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 Commentary GPS Forensics Used to Find Body A 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 Interview Todd 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 Week CrowbarPGP - A new tool by George Starcher to brute force PGP passphrases DigitalCertainty.Biz - WiFi Investigator to identify the location of WiFi devices |
Sun, 31 January 2010
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 Commentary SanDisk Corp and Verbatim join Kingston in a Crypto No-no A 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 Cleaners UK based company Creedent finds large amounts of devices left in pockets of clothes sent to dry cleaners and left behind in taxis. Exclusive Interview Robert 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 Week - The Macintosh Forensics Podcast |
Sun, 24 January 2010
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 also discuss a Twitter Jokester being banned for life from an airport after twittering "Robin Hood airport is closed," he wrote. "You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together, otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!!" We also talk about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech last week where she said that her department will introduce several initiatives aimed at fighting Internet censorship. Clinton said: âThose who disrupt the free flow of information in our society pose a threat to our economy, our government and our civil society. Countries or individuals that engage in cyber-attacks should face consequences and international condemnation.â Last, we talk about the latest Microsoft vulnerability that affects all 32 bit versions of Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, and Server 2003 and 2008. Our Web Sites of the week are https://www.mobiledefense.com and http://www.domystuff.com. |
Sun, 17 January 2010
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 Stick News and Commentary Google Grows a Pair Last 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 Interview Didier 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 Week L5 Technology Stitcher.com WoanWare |
Sat, 2 January 2010
Thanks for all the Decaf feedbackNews and Commentary Digital Forensic Research Challenge Results are in from the DFRWS Forensics challenge. This year contestants look at forensics of a Sony Playstation. GSM Vulnerability Released At 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 Interview Ovie 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 Week iFixIt.Com - Repair manuals, now for FREE! Anti-Forensics for Mac OSX from BlackHat DC |
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CyberSpeak's Podcast Computer forensics, cybercrime, and computer security; Two former federal agents discuss the latest in cyber crime fighting and forensic techniques.
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