September 2009
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Harden a Linux Kernel
At the core of any operating system is its kernel, the basic software code that manages system resources and where all code between application and computer passes through. One can imagine that as this software is at the most basic level, it is a prime target for exploitation.
This disadvantage can be turned around, however; by introducing or imporving security measures at this level means that...
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Excellent Trick on JPG Images. An Image That... →
Interesting tutorial to create one file that is both a JPEG and a ZIP.
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Bringing the Basics Together
From the previous few posts, I’ve touched on a number of resources that focus on the concepts of digital forensics. From the outset, digital forensics is often seen as a classy, high-tech operation bringing reams of information at the quick touch of a few buttons. The reality, however is slightly different. While an investigator can often find what they were looking for quickly, more and...
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Digital Forensics using Linux and Open Source... →
Consise yet wide-ranging overview presentation of many of the concepts of using F/OSS in forensics. If you don’t understand some of the terms used, research them as background.
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Concepts of Digital Forensics -- P. Gladyshev... →
For the techie or experienced computer user; this paper introduces some procedures that investigators will use in a broad yet reasoning sense. Well written and understandable to those with a good background in computing.
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Crash Course in Digital Forensics -- Brian... →
This presentation by Brian Carrier provides a good outline of the digital forensic process. He points out the basic approach to a digital forensics investigation and the issues that one needs to be familiar with while doing so, such as file formats. Various resources provide greater depth. Some popular terms such as ‘known-good hashes’ are also defined.
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Also, while you're there...
Since leaving college with the highest award for my Multimedia course, my creative side has given way to my more proficient technical one. Gone were the days spent hunched over sketchbooks and snappily-taken photographs, designing for print and/or web; it has been the eye for detail, thinking in code and conundrums for Computer Science at university.
It’s balancing out now, though. I want...