CyberSpeak March 22, 2009

Fun podcast from Bret and Ovie. They talked with Rob Lee from(Mandiant) and the SANS Forensics Summit.

Another expensive course I would like to take, but just too much money.

Talk Forensics Great Podcast!

This is a great podcast with a variety of real experts on forensics topics. The detection of deception one is very interesting.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/TalkForensics

CyberSpeak March 15, 2009

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CyberSpeak March 1 2009

This show we have an interview with the developers of Highlighter, a new log analysis tool, Jed Mitten - Senior Consultant and Jason Luttgens - Principal Consultant from Mandiant.

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Tech Tip: Thermometers

When I get a gig to fix a computer which is running hot, I like to throw a thermometer in my tool bag. It is nice to have an objective measure to give the client or the end user. Sometimes the end user will only give the vague symptom that the laptop feels "hot." With a thermometer, I can give the user an exact number. With that temperature, I can also show the before and after effects of removing dust and dirt from systems.

I have two types-one is a cheap meat kind of thermometer and the other is digital probe. The cheap one was a buck from Home Depot and the other one was from Ebay.

There are a couple of kinds that might be helpful. One is a USB model that can email the temperature back to you-probably really helpful for server rooms. The other is a non-contact, gun type system.

Book Review: Windows Forensic Analysis-by Harlan Carvey

Windows Forensic Analysis Including DVD Toolkit (Paperback)
by Harlan Carvey (Author),
Key Phrases: registry analysis, collecting volatile data, memory challenge, Live Response, File Analysis, Event Log (more...)

This is a great book for both reference and instruction. Must have for every tech.

CyberSpeak January 4 2009

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