LeeWhitfield
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Osama Bin Laden Computer Media Interview

As you are probably well aware Osama Bin Laden was killed last week and, during the operation, a significant amount of computer media was recovered.
Last week a gentleman from Radio 4 interview both Simon Steggles and myself to identify the problems that investigators may encounter. Sadly the interview wasn't used but the BBC have been kind enough to furnish us with a copy for your listening pleasure.
You can listen to the interview below.

BBC Radio 4 Interview

Facebook Responsible For 1 in 5 American Divorces

A survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has recently shown that the social networking site Facebook is now one of the major causes of divorce in the USA. Results from the survey show that 1 in 5 American divorces stem from a spouse seeking out, and reconnecting with, an old flame.
With over 500 million active users the chances are that, if you're in a long term relationship, your significant other is 'friends' with an old school crush or ex. Bearing in mind that Facebook can

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Acquiring Those Pesky Macbook Air Drives

I am happy to be working at a place where both computer forensics and data recovery are practised under the same roof. This has great benefits to everyone involved and we often help each other where we can. This article is about one of these occasions.
In March 2009 I wrote an article on Forensic 4cast about how to dismantle a Macbook Air and acquire the hard drive drive contained therein. Since writing the article I have received thanks from many digital forensic investigators about how to

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What You Leave Behind

Edmond Locard (1877-1966) surmised that any time someone came into contact with an object there is a transfer of evidence. This has widely become known as Locard's exchange principle. We hear of legal matters where an offence has been committed and a case won by finding a piece of trace evidence on the suspect's clothing. This trace evidence links the suspect to the relevant location and he is found guilty. This works the other way too. A person's hair, blood, or other tell-tale sign can show that

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Lessons from Data Recovery - Part 1

I've been working at Disklabs for a few weeks now. I've mostly been confined to the digital forensics lab but I've been able to poke my head out from time to time and see what the data recovery department are up to. I'm happy for this opportunity as it has taught me some interesting things that are useful for computer forensics, and some things that are potentially dangerous.

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting articles about how data recovery has the potential to impact computer

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