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NetWars! Let the SANS Tournaments commence: Compete and learn all about forensics, incident response, red teaming – and much more
2020-01-28 08:00

With NetWars SANS has raised the ante with a set of cyber-tournaments that let participants work through a range of challenging levels and master the skills employed by information security professionals. SANS certified instructor Steve Armstrong, with SANS since 2007, explains how NetWars work.

ExtraHop and AWS integration automates response and forensics for cloud workloads
2019-12-06 01:15

ExtraHop, the leader in cloud-native network detection and response, announced a new integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that automates the isolation of compromised Amazon Elastic Compute...

UK Ministry of Justice brags about new digital forensics unit to thwart tech-savvy jailbirds
2019-10-29 11:42

Probing contraband mobes to reduce prison crimes The UK Ministry of Justice is setting up a digital forensics lab to probe mobile phones seized from prisoners.…

Enea Qosmos Probe 2.1 enables advanced cyber threat detection and forensics
2019-09-20 01:00

Enea announced the availability of the Qosmos Probe 2.1, the award-winning Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) sensor that enables advanced cyber threat detection and forensics. Integrated into open...

Digital Guardian launches DG Wingman, a new free forensic artifact collection tool for security pros
2019-08-07 03:15

Digital Guardian announced the immediate availability of DG Wingman, its new free forensic artifact collection tool for security professionals. During a security incident, it’s critical to collect...

Report: UK's Largest Forensics Firm Pays Ransom to Attacker
2019-07-05 16:48

As More Victims Pay, Experts Warn of Criminals Becoming Further EmboldenedBritain's biggest provider of forensic services, Eurofins, has paid a ransom to attackers who crypto-locked its systems...

AD Enterprise: Perform end-to-end post-breach forensic investigations within a single tool
2019-05-29 01:00

AccessData Group, a leading provider of integrated digital forensics and e-discovery software, released AD Enterprise 7.1, a new version of its software for managing internal forensic...

Companies investing in advanced forensic capabilities to identify attackers in greater detail
2019-05-20 04:30

One in five companies are already using forensic investigations and other sophisticated methods to identify their attackers, like setting up honey pots and repositories of fake data to give...

Four new incident response and forensic investigators join the Arete Advisors team
2019-04-24 00:00

Arete Advisors announced the addition of four of the world’s foremost incident response and forensic investigators to its elite group of cybersecurity experts: Michael Stewart, Rae Jewell, Peter...

FileTSAR: Free digital forensic investigations toolkit for law enforcement
2019-04-08 10:32

Purdue University cybersecurity experts have created FileTSAR, an all-in-one digital forensic investigations toolkit for law enforcement. About FileTSAR FileTSAR, which stands for Toolkit for...